Crime & Safety
Chief's Blog Highlights Kansas City Police Department's Use Of Social Service Workers
U.S. president's executive order for police reform asks police departments to respond with social workers to different of incidents.
June 17, 2020
The U.S. president's executive order for police enforcement reform asks police departments to respond with social workers to many types of incidents. KCPD has done this for years with our CIT Squad and mental health co-responders. KCPD also was the first police department in the U.S. to have social workers on staff. Read more in Chief Rick Smith's new blog.
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