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L.A. jail diversion program gets cold shoulder from potential participants; is zero bail to blame?

L.A. jail diversion program gets cold shoulder from potential participants; is zero bail to blame?

June 4, 2022

A Los Angeles diversion program that offers homeless, addicted or mentally ill arrestees an alternative to jail time for certain nonviolent crimes has received a lukewarm welcome from those it […] Read More

Michigan law enforcement receives mental health crisis and de-escalation training

Michigan law enforcement receives mental health crisis and de-escalation training

March 24, 2022

Law enforcement agencies across Michigan are undergoing mental health crisis and de-escalation training as part of a new grant-funded behavioral health program. Agencies from four counties in northern Michigan — […] Read More

Trenton Police Department puts de-escalation training to good use

Trenton Police Department puts de-escalation training to good use

March 15, 2022

A recent incident involving the Trenton Police Department and a man undergoing a mental health crisis demonstrated the value of officers’ de-escalation training. Trenton police initially responded to a call […] Read More

Iowa State University simulation training module offers de-escalation training

Iowa State University simulation training module offers de-escalation training

March 11, 2022

Iowa State University has unveiled a new on-campus simulation module to train criminal justice students and law enforcement in de-escalation tactics and other methods to respond to a variety of […] Read More

Atlanta police officer talks suicidal man off a bridge

Atlanta police officer talks suicidal man off a bridge

February 24, 2022

An Atlanta Police Department officer recently talked a suicidal man off a bridge over the I-20 highway by showing compassion and concern for his well-being. The episode was caught on […] Read More

Greensboro police officer recalls saving man in mental health crisis from jumping into traffic

Greensboro police officer recalls saving man in mental health crisis from jumping into traffic

December 5, 2021

Officer T.S. Emmons of the Greensboro Police Department in North Carolina recalled saving a man in a mental health crisis from jumping into traffic on a busy interstate. On the […] Read More

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