Bend releases community input report on policing policies
Top issues include mental health, police engagement, de-escalation, diversity training
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Bend City Council on Wednesday evening received a summary report from a “Community Input on Policing Policies” project that started in September and included three different sources of input: online written public comments from the community, a virtual live listening session, and feedback from Bend Police Department employees.
Themes that emerged from inputs included:
A need to address mental health and homelessness through partnerships, and awareness that these are not criminal issues;
A desire for more police engagement and visibility in the community;