They are part of the Brownsville Safety Alliance, a group of neighborhood and city groups, police officers and members of the Kings County District Attorney’s office that is trying to ensure that fewer people are arrested and entangled in the criminal justice system.
A good idea to keep peoples records clean but cant this lead to them doing it again because they were never cited?
The civilians have no arrest powers. But they have persuaded people to turn in illegal guns,
I don't see how civilians could make someone turn in an illegal gun with no arrest powers.
Rachlin called the city’s mental health hotline. She waited while on hold for 10 minutes before someone told her it would be 24 hours before a team could come, and that she could call the police.
I feel that for problems dealing with mental health there should be more options instead of waiting a whole day. More funding towards that would potentially save lives and help people get back on track.
The group has estimated that almost 40% of calls to police could be handled by community responders.
This group would be impactful in many communities saving police time and resources to focus on bigger issues
Residents had complained that officers had become aggressive, grabbing men off the street to arrest them for minor offenses.
This reminds me of why jay walking is legal in California so police cant cite people and be aggressive for an issue this small.