Changing the Police: To Police or Not To Police
Podcast: EmbeddedRating: Explicit Published On: Thu Aug 04 2022
Description: In Yonkers, as in the rest of the country, a substantial number of police calls involve situations where someone is having a mental health crisis. But are cops the right people to answer those calls? A growing number of cities across the country think the answer might be "No." Some have launched crisis response programs that offer alternatives to the police for non-violent mental health emergencies. But in Yonkers, for now, the police still handle these calls. In this episode, Embedded, along with its series partner, The Marshall Project, looks at what happens when the police are the only option people have. And we ask: when it comes to how much the police "police," is less more?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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