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New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Op-Ed | More police officers, housing support, and elder care: New investments to make our city safer and more affordable | amNewYork

The city adopted a $115.9 billion budget increasing NYPD headcount by 5,000, shifting B-HEARD to NYC Health + Hospitals, and boosting public safety investments.
Mental health
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Richmond adopts stricter police communication reforms following officer-involved shootings

Richmond adopted stricter police communication rules requiring timely press releases, regular updates, limited body-camera edits, and improved trauma-related mental health services after two officer-involved deaths.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Toronto police say they are reviewing mobile crisis intervention teams to reduce 'reliance' on program | CBC News

Toronto Police are reviewing MCITs to reduce reliance, refocus officers on core duties, and shift non-violent mental-health calls to non-police response services.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

San Jose: Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot man holding knife after traffic stop standoff

Santa Clara County deputies fatally shot a man who charged them with an 8-inch kitchen fillet knife after a traffic stop escalated into a standoff.
Mental health
fromAustin Monitor
2 months ago

Public safety agencies team up to help those in crisis - Austin Monitor

Austin launches a six-month downtown pilot deploying a multidisciplinary APD-EMS-Integral Care team to respond to high-acuity mental health crises and reduce arrests and ER visits.
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Mamdani's New Ideas on Crime Show Make His Opponents Look Old

A lot of times for New Yorkers, what is experienced or understood as an example of social disorder is then tasked to the police as if it's their responsibility,
New York Rangers
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