Hans Menos, the Vice President of the Center for Policing Equity’s Triage Response Team, spoke on C-Span about the role of police in public safety. He stated that police departments should prioritize providing adequate training and resources rather than just focusing on the volume of officers. Menos expressed his endorsement of the idea of making a more profound impact on communities by deploying members from the youth development and parks and recreation fields to actively address those issues.
From the coverage: “CPE is a research and action center. We understand that we can use data as a leverage for social change the same way attorneys might use law for social change or other forms use funding. We use data and that is at the heart of a lot our issues that go toward public safety.”
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