There are some instances, such as welfare checks, mental health issues, etc. Where a social worker directly interacting with the individual, with police taking defensive over-watch positions in case things go hairy, would be ideal.
They would be doing things that aren't really a police officer's job as it doesn't actually involve a crime.
There are some instances, such as welfare checks, mental health issues, etc. Where a social worker directly interacting with the individual, with police taking defensive over-watch positions in case things go hairy, would be ideal.
They would be doing things that aren't really a police officer's job as it doesn't actually involve a crime.
Eugene Oregon set one of these up in 1989! Before any of this garbage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAHOOTS_(crisis_response)
But that would require more funding not less, and these social workers would never respond to crimes.
Using trained crisis response specialists has nothing to do with George Floyd.
Except when they get a welfare check call to a crime scene and accidentally or unknowingly contaminate/destroy evidence.
It's no different than paramedics being sent to an unconscious person who turns out to be a murder victim.
Preserving evidence is easier than a.) wrestling violent criminals and b.) talking someone off a ledge.