What sounds like community oriented policing will really expand the War on Drugs. By Paul Mozina - Dec 10th, 2020 04:23 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Police Administration Building, 951 N. James Lovell St. Photo by Christopher Hillard.
The Common Council must reject the $9.7 million Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant on December 15; otherwise, the Milwaukee Police Department will dedicate 27 veteran officers to Task Forces in the DOJ’s Operation Legend Initiative, and 3 to ATF Task Forces for the next 4 years. That would be a surge in the War on Drugs masquerading as Community Oriented Policing. Acceptance of the grant would require that 30 new officers be hired; and, apparently by virtue of simply becoming an MPD member, they would be doing Community Oriented Policing. Is the MPD doing Community Oriented Policing now?
Oregon City fills new mental health specialist December 09 2020
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Valentina Muggia starts Dec. 7 in OCPD s in-house 24/7 crisis response team.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Valentina Muggia started Dec. 7 in the Oregon City Police Department s newly-created mental health specialist position after working with law enforcement agencies for the past 20 years.
Oregon City Police Chief Jim Band has long seen the need for an in-house mental health professional and has been working to create Muggia s position since fall of last year after determining the need for a new approach to helping members of the community in crisis. OCPD has worked with members of the Clackamas County Behavioral Health Unit when they are available, but Band believes county resources are spread too thin to be as effective as possible for Oregon City citizens.