Alternative police crisis response programs enhance public safety by using trained professionals to de-escalate crises, reduce jail overcrowding, and improve community trust, in turn allowing law enforcement to focus on violent crime and safety.
Key Points:
- Overburdened law enforcement agencies are looking for solutions.
- There has been a rise in alternative police crisis response models across the nation.
- There has been positive impact with alternative police crisis response models, when implemented in collaboration with traditional police forces, not in place of traditional policing.