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Expanding First Response Toolkit

The Council of State Governments Justice Center  |  October 23, 2024

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"In That Crucible, You Find Innovation": Public Safety Transformation in Albuquerque

Harvard Business School  |  July 18, 2024

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Reimagining Public Safety Case Study

The National League of Cities |  June 25, 2024

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Workshop: Transforming the Response to Crisis Calls for Service

John Jay College of Criminal Justice  |  May 29, 2024

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Report: Emerging Practices to Elevate and Replicate Community Responder Programs Nationwide

Expanding First Response National Commission  |  May 2024

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Report: Dispatching Community Responders to 911 Calls

The Center for American Progress  |  December 13, 2023

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Conference Report: The Future of Alternative First Response

Georgetown Law Center for Innovation in Community Safety & NYU Policing Project  |  June 2023

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New Poll: Community Responder Units Get Broad Bipartisan Support

Safer Cities  |  December 12, 2022

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Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental Health Crises

Congressional Research Service  |  October 17, 2022

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A New Community Safety Blueprint

The Brookings Institution  |  September 21, 2022

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