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The events of the past several months have been a source of many feelings and fear in the minds of many, particularly the criminal acts by those who took an oath to protect and serve their communities...
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U.S. policing is facing unprecedented challenges. Trust in the police has been eroded, and many people are understandably calling for change. Police reform in a deeply polarized nation is no easy task...
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Long-standing racial divides and the unjust killings of members of the black and brown community have sparked more conversations recently. These conversations are important ones that must take place, ...
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Police officers have always been jacks of all trades. The United States did a very good job promoting the use of 911 since the first call was made on February 16, 1968, and those three simple numbers ...
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Recently, the already-difficult profession of public safety has been made even more challenging by competing political interests, the “defunding” movement, and changing expectations from communiti...
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Programs pairing police with mental health professionals to respond to calls involving persons in mental health crises are becoming widespread. Police and clinicians handle some crises better together...
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Overdoses are ravaging the United States. Over the last two decades, more than 750,000 people have died as a result of a drug overdose, and in this same time, overdose deaths involving opioids have in...
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Like many police agencies, the Houston, Texas, Police Department (HPD) has seen an increase in public demands over the past several years in responding to those individuals exhibiting a mental illnes...
