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December 2021

Public Health & Policing

GUEST EDITORS Kelly Burke and Aimee Cheung

Many police departments take on responsibilities for which coordination with public health service organizations is better suited. In fact, cooperation between police and public health organizations is the key to addressing many complex social issues. This issue of Police Chief looks at creative and innovative strategies adopted by police departments to engage in harm-reduction; promote alternatives to arrest and incarceration; and encourage overall safety and well-being.

Articles

  • Pre-Arrest Deflection Programs

    By Kevin Hall, Assistant Chief, Tucson Police Department, Arizona
    Substance use disorder has taken a tremendous toll in the United States in lives lost, families destroyed, personal incomes disrupted, and the associated childhood trauma causing intergenerational sub...

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  • Extreme Risk Protection Orders

    By Christopher Carita, Detective, Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Florida, Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow, and Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    As of August 2021, Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws have been enacted in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Where ERPO laws are in place, specified groups can petition the court to issue...

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  • Envisaging the Future

    By Nick Crofts et al.
    The Envisaging the Future (EtF) project is a global exercise to discover and document innovative initiatives that address complex issues with health, criminal justice, and social justice impacts and i...

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  • Reducing Violence and Building Trust

    By Daniel W. Webster, ScD, MPH, Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy; Cassandra K. Crifasi, PhD, MPH, Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy; and Martin Bartness, Deputy Chief, Baltimore Police Department, Maryland
    The field of public health is much like that of public safety. Both are tasked with practical goals to enhance their communities’ well-being. Both use data to guide their strategies...

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  • Creating a Culture of Community-Based Change

    By John F. Clark, President and CEO, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
    It was a candid assessment from the new police chief in Pine Hill, New Jersey, after examining the culture of his agency and engaging in self-reflection: We need to do more to protect our youth. Ch...

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