Police participation is essential for successful implementation of deflection and pre-arrest diversion programs. It can increase the number of referrals to services and enhance community-police engagement.
This webinar, led by TASC’s Center of Health and Justice’s partners at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), will include a discussion about the research behind barriers to officer buy-in and present evidence-based strategies that can be used to obtain officer and agency support for police-led and community-led deflection programs. Representatives from the Community Assistance and Life Liaison (CALL) deflection program in St. Petersburg, Florida will share highlights about how they obtained officer engagement through strategic staffing, policy, training, leadership support, and agency culture change. Participants will have an opportunity to engage with presenters, ask questions, and collectively discuss challenges and successes encountered in implementing practices to increase officer buy-in.
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