Posts by Myah Wilmarth
Policing in 2020 and Beyond: Behavioral Health
September 25, 2020 – Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller wants to create a new Department of Community Safety, which would shift some emergency calls to behavioral health specialists, homeless advocates and social workers instead of armed officers. But will it work, and does it address the need for culture change in the APD? Host Gene Grant…
Read MorePolicing in 2020 and Beyond: Legal Issues
September 25, 2020 – During this year’s special legislative session, lawmakers approved a plan to create a new civil rights commission. One of the tasks of that group is to study the issue of qualified immunity, which makes it hard to bring legal action against corrupt officers and their employers. Host Gene Grant talks to…
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