38 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: JULY 2017 Meet your eventual replacements! The world’s first operational police robot stands at attention near the Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai as a military cannon is prepared to be fired at sunset marking the end of the fasting day for Muslims observing Ramadan. After bringing in Lamborghinis and Ferraris to patrol roads, Dubai police have enrolled a robotic officer, the first in a unit that aims to make up a quarter of the force by 2030. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) juana tax funds, Colorado can now pay for two-per- son mobile crisis teams to intervene in mental health- related police calls. There are other new ser- vices as well, thanks to new tax revenues and money saved on arresting, pros- ecuting and incarcerating people that use marijuana recreationally or for medical reasons. The new two-person men- tal health crisis response teams will free up cops to handle things they’re better trained for and hopefully keep them out of use of force scenarios involving people experiencing mental health emergencies. But in truth, this was long overdue – new revenue or no new revenue. According to an article in The Denver Post, Colorado was until recently just one of only six states that al- lowed putting people who are suicidal or having men- tal health episodes behind bars. But the new law, Senate Bill 17-207, bans the use of jails to house people who are a danger to themselves or others but have not com- mitted any crime. “This bill is a huge step toward removing the stig- ma associated with mental health crises,” one of the legislation’s sponsors, Sena- tor John Cooke, said in a statement. “We want people to know that a crisis is not a crime, and that they can get the help they need in times of emergency.” Continued from page one Money to spare in Colorado The North American marijuana market posted $6.7 billion in revenue in 2016, up 30% from the year before, according to a new report from Arcview Market Research, a leading publisher of cannabis market research. “Paris police very macho, unlike the little girls on NYPD.” – Ann Coulter What a nasty piece of work EDUCATION BUILT FOR Life Flexible, 8-week classes • Associates, Bachelors and Masters • Credit for law enforcement and military training credit - Member, Fraternal OrderofPolice UniversityProgram - Partner, nternaঞonal Union ofPoliceAssociaঞons ŐUPAő - Partner,FB aঞonalAcademyAcademic PartnershirProgram “UIU is military friendly and worked with me so I could use my GI Bill and achieve my lifelong dream of a career in criminal fusঞceĺĿ ŐĽƐƕ Criminal †sঞceő -MikeStarkweather 8ƏƏĺƔƔƒĺƓƐƔƏ ŋ UIUĺEDUņAB C L A " " R O O  O N L I N E " E L F -  A C E D