We’ve expanded our Crisis Intervention Team program, with easily identifiable uniforms and labeled cruisers, along with new non-lethal tools to give officers more opportunities to take individuals into custody safely.
“The reality of it is, we have the training, but we’re not the mental health professionals,” Chief White said. “We have a mental health crisis, and this situation that we’re in right now, we have to have the opportunity to respond more effectively, and that’s why you see these tools here, that’s why you see this upgraded training, but it’s not the answer.” #OneDetroit
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