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  • Should Kalamazoo County's first-responders include mental-health clinicians?

    June 15, 2022 |

    MLive.com |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Crisis Intervention Training classes provide law enforcement with the necessary knowledge to effectively help those experiencing a mental health crisis. Currently, planning is underway to enhance this training to help strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the mental health system by better collecting data, screening calls and opening a downtown urgent care center.

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  • Kalamazoo-area police want closer ties with mental-health experts. Now they try to make that happen.

    June 12, 2022 |

    MLive.com |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    County’s police chiefs are joining forces with local mental-health experts to devise a countywide collaboration to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the mental-health system by creating a four-pillar approach to crisis intervention training. Each pillar is designed to handle a different issue and build resources within the community to help those in need.

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  • Victoria has a bike theft problem. Here's how to fix it.

    May 31, 2022 |

    Capital Daily |

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    Response Location: Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

    Project 529 is a bike registration service available in Canada and the U.S. that helps address the issue of bike theft. In Vancouver, where the project began, bike theft has been lowered by 44% and the Project 529 system has even been adopted by police departments in British Columbia to help manage theft in cities like Victoria.

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  • Help Hits the Streets with a Crisis Response Team

    May 21, 2022 |

    What's Next Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Street Crisis Response Team program is an alternative to policing made up of first-responder teams trained in trauma-informed crisis management. These teams can be dispatched for non-violent mental or behavioral health emergencies in public spaces and focus on compassion and trust-building in the community to de-escalate crises. They can also transport people to hospitals, shelters, or places to receive other mental health interventions.

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  • Program turns Tucson police into 'street-corner problem solvers'

    May 01, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Tucson’s Place Network Investigations program puts dedicated teams in areas where crime is more likely to occur, using community engagement to learn more about residents’ needs and their concerns around local crime. Tucson's program has also partnered with community organizations to offer services as part of public outreach, such as vaccination clinics and food distribution, but some have criticized the initiative as over-policing of marginalized communities.

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  • How Michigan police agencies are training to respond to 911 calls with autistic people

    April 22, 2022 |

    Hometown Life |

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    Response Location: United States, Northville, Michigan

    The Northville Township Police Department and Michigan State Police (MSP) are adapting new autism awareness techniques by participating in the Action For Autism program. The program helps officers better understand people with autism to interact with them without making quick judgments that can result in violence. Officers who go through the training have begun gathering profiles of members of the area’s autistic community to be used in 911 calls and have begun carrying calming bags in their patrol cars. The MSP alone has trained about 1,500 MSP troopers and department personnel.

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  • As Canadian police grapple with hate crimes, a wave of reforms are improving how some handle incidents

    April 11, 2022 |

    The Globe and Mail |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Canadian police departments are introducing reforms to better handle hate crimes. Victims are offered support services and are kept informed about the ongoing police investigation.

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  • From scandal to scrutiny: How intense citizen oversight reshaped Oakland police

    April 06, 2022 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Since 2016, complaints filed against Oakland police officers have triggered parallel investigations by both the department's internal affairs unit and the city's Civilian Police Review Agency. When an outcome is disputed, the final decision is made by the Civilian Police Commission, a system that has resulted in the city sustaining complaints against officers at a rate more than double the state average between 2018 and 2020.

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  • Vermont State Police try sending mental health workers out with troopers. Is it working?

    March 14, 2022 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    The Vermont Department of Public Safety hired embedded mental health crisis workers to respond to mental health-related calls alongside state troopers, with the goal of de-escalating tensions that can lead to unnecessary arrests and use of force. While data is still being collected, service providers say the program has helped connect their clients to needed treatment and support.

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  • Is Brazilian jiujitsu making policing safer for everyone?

    March 03, 2022 |

    NewsNation |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    The St. Paul Police Department is one of a growing number of such departments which have integrated training in Brazilian jiujitsu for officers as a way to reduce not just civilian injuries but also the amount of money spent on lawsuit settlements as a result of police misconduct.

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