After years of calls for reform, the Miami-Dade Police Department is set to make a landmark change in how it deals with many cases involving the mentally ill. Instead of dispatching just officers, the department expects to unveil “sprinter” trucks manned with mental health experts to respond to nonviolent emergencies calls.
/PRNewswire/ Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, in partnership with Target, announced the winners of this year s Police Reform and Racial Justice Grant.
/PRNewswire/ Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, in partnership with Target, announced the winners of this year s Police Reform and Racial Justice Grant.
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The behavioral crisis response program showed early success in reducing arrests and hospitalizations but activists argue that police should not be involved in the response at all.