Police in mixed squads “aren’t helping the homeless”
A research report out Wednesday says that the presence of police in the city’s “escouades mixtes” – teams that include a cop and a social worker, an approach launched in 2009 – is detrimental to the stated aim, making it hard for people to trust them.
The report’s authors make a plea for teams that don’t include any police.
Ian 10:12 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
Narcotics users don’t trust narcotics officers, more news at 11.
I know I’m sounding like a broken record but there is no reason for the police to be responsible for everything – and if they are used that way, it takes away funding from more appropriate alternatives.