New Jersey is expanding its program that pairs mental health professionals with police officers as they respond to emergency calls involving people in crisis.
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The program and its expansion are part of the attorney general's overall goal to reduce police use of force since he took office a year ago, first in an acting capacity and more recently confirmed by the state Senate. Gothamist recently observed a weekly meeting Platkin holds with two senior deputy attorneys general who coordinate the program. They ticked through a long list of incident reports from the ARRIVE teams that were being tested in Union and Cumberland counties. The calls included incidents involving domestic violence, a homeless person camped out next to a bank's ATM, and a teenager who was acting aggressively toward her father and threatening to harm herself.
“We've definitely seen situations like that end differently,” Platkin replied. “If you just think about these calls, you could imagine how any one of these could have gone sideways if the mental health professional wasn't there.”
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