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Program's new response to mental health-related 911 calls changing 'how people look at policing'

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Program's new response to mental health-related 911 calls changing 'how people look at policing' Fox News In the wake of the death of George Floyd, police officers are part of a national conversation. Calls demanding the defunding of police emerged from protests following the death of Floyd, a Black man who was killed while in the custody of Minneapolis police in May. In response to those calls, President Trump signed the Safe Policing for Safe Communities Executive Order, an alternative to defunding the police. The order strengthens a national database to track the misconduct of officers and gives financial incentives to local police departments that opt for co-responder programs, which send a social worker with police when they respond to nonviolent calls involving mental health. READ MORE

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