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What I Wish I Had Known Before Grad School

Things I wish I knew 15 years ago

How Did Police Become America's Mental Health First Responders? It's Not the Story You Think

A new historical study reveals that police became frontline mental health crisis responders decades before deinstitutionalization - and that the skills they need have never been properly understood or developed.

Does De-Escalation Training Actually Reduce Police Use of Force? New Research Reveals a Critical Gap

Our new study found that de-escalation training improved how officers communicate with citizens, but didn't reduce use of force incidents. Here's what that means for police reform.