Police are often called for crisis situations that are better solved by social workers. That is the mission for the new Dallas Crisis Intervention Program which is part of a menu of new services to prevent crime and relieve police.
The crisis intervention program is part of the list of services at the new Office of Integrated Public Safety Solutions at Dallas City Hall.
“We can get people the help they really need and at the same time release police to be able to respond to in-progress crime situations that are happening,” Pughes said. “The city is committed to looking at things differently, holistically, from the root cause level and really helping people and helping communities.”The Right Care program sends mental health professionals along with paramedics and police on certain police calls.
Risk Terrain Modeling, for predictive, policing to remove conditions that contribute to crime including blight, abandoned buildings and poor night lighting.
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