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mandating mental health evaluations for police officers
But will it work?
The I-Team took the question to the experts at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and St. Louis University.
Focused Deterrence
All of the criminology professors lauded Jones’ focused deterrence policing approach.
It’s a program that offers social service programs to the most at-risk offenders depending on their needs, such as drug rehabilitation, job training or educational opportunities. But it’s also mandatory.
Refusal to participate means the city will bring every legal strategy it can against that person should they re-offend.
Boston’s Ceasefire program and St. Louis’ own Project Safe Neighborhoods strategy in the mid-2000s are examples of focused deterrence programs, said Joseph Shafer, St. Louis University’s Associate Dean of Research for the College of Public Health and Social Justice.
City council member working to create Crisis Prevention Team If youâre interested in helping, you can email Councilwoman Johnson at wardseven@lawtonok.gov By Kyle Payne | January 2, 2021 at 8:21 PM CST - Updated January 3 at 11:32 AM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - A Lawton city councilwoman is working with community members and the Lawton Police Department to create a Crisis Prevention Team.
That means mental health professionals respond to calls alongside police to provide support for those who may need it in an emergency.
She recently met with the police chief, who she says is completely on board with the idea.
âThere is a lot of people that come in contact with law enforcement that have mental health challenges and sometimes that can be avoided in terms of them being arrested or something escalating into something that it didnât have to be when thereâs a mental health professional on the scene,â said Ward 7 council member Onreka Johnson.