Did You Know: In 2008 Houston had more of its police force trained in crisis intervention than any other city.
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From Our Readers: Angry about the death of Iman Morales
A statement prepared by Mary Dougherty, on behalf of Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities (RIPPD) about the death of Iman Morales. Morales died as a result of a taser gun used by the New York City Police Department, Sept. I write this today in solidarity with the family of Iman Morales, a 35-year-old man with mental illness who was tasered to death by police. As community members and activists, we are outraged by yet another instance of...
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Did You Know: Training police for crisis intervention started in Memphis, Tenn., in 1988.
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Did You Know: Training police for crisis intervention started in Memphis, Tenn., in 1988.
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News: Diversion programs in San Francisco
Informed police intervention and specialty courts for people with a psychiatric diagnosis are now shaping programs in forty California jurisdictions. KQED radio host Michael Krasny dedicated an hour-long program introducing how these innovations aimed to promote treatment and safety work in San Francisco. His four guests included an advocate, a judge, a police officer, and a consumer who teaches them all about his life including his experience with schizophrenia. Police Officer Greg Sancire, a trained psychologist, described training programs where...
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MIWatch webcasts: C. Terence McCormick
Panelist Terence McCormick, MSW, founder of CARES, addressed an open forum about pre-booking police diversion in New York City sponsored by RIPPD on June 4, 2008. McCormick now provides technical assistance for training officials in diversion strategies. He formerly directed founded Community Forensic Services for the New York State Office of Mental Health....
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MIWatch webcasts: Maria Angelina Ortiz
Panelist Maria Angelina Ortiz addresses an audience at the open forum to discus pre-booking jail diversion programs in New York City, sponsored by RIPPD, June 4, 2008. Ortiz, a parent, discusses a first-time experience calling 911 when her son had a psychiatric emergency needing hospitalization....
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MIWatch webcasts: Jean Griffin
Jean Griffin still does not understand why the police beat her brother, whom they had known their entire lives, when the family called for help. At the RIPPD conference on pre-booking jail diversion held in New York City on June 4, 2008, Griffin describes the beating which resulted in 18 taser burns, and a skull broken in nine places in the church yard where he was baptized in a small town in New York....
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News: Forum addresses police training in New York
New Yorkers want to know why their city does not have an adequate training program for police to respond to a psychiatric emergency. An open forum took place in which family, experts and authors discussed changes they would like to see.
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MIWatch webcasts: Marquez Claxton
Maarquez Claxton is a retired detective from the NYPD and a co-founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care. His experience includes walking a beat in Harlem before he was promoted to the rank of detective. Click below to see his presentation at the open forum, "Implementing Pre-Booking Jail Diversion Programs in New York City," June 4, 2008, sponsored by RIPPD....
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MIWatch webcasts: Don Kamin
Don Kamin, Ph.D., spoke at the New York City forum, Implementing Pre-Booking Jail Diversion Programs (sponsored by RIPPD), drawing on 20 years of experience including research indicating less violence, fewer arrests, reduced stigma, and partnerships in communities as a result of police diversion programs....
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