reporter: chief armstrong who took over the department last year, points to new officers trained with a new mind set. my name is brian wood. i m originally from sacramento, california. reporter: brian wood has been on the force for two years. he and mia cooper are part of a new generation of officers who have only known the city s current model of progressive policing. now it s in our dna. it s not just arrest bad people. let s serve the community who has empowered us to do that. it s not, you know, what policing was 20, 30 years ago. we re police officers. we re going to look for that, look for this. now, now, let s connect with the community. they carefully screen new recruits. we need officers who have constant training, constant growth, serve in spirit, have a heart for the people. if you don t have a servant s spirit, wrong profession. wrong profession. the results have won over some critics, including john burris, who filed the original lawsuit against the departm
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ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA â The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board has agreed to three-year contract extensions with the labor unions that represent its police officers, tying raises to ridership numbers as the pandemic fades.
The agreements negotiated with the BART Police Officers Association and BART Police Managers Association will allow the transit agencyâs police department to add 12 sworn officers and 20 crisis intervention specialists to staff its new Progressive Policing Bureau.
The new bureauâs specialists will perform outreach to people experiencing homelessness, mental health crises, substance abuse and other issues. The bureau also will include 10 Transit Ambassadors, uniformed civilian workers who will assist BART riders and monitor stations.
BART looks to increase unarmed crisis staff as part of progressive police bureau
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) BART Police have announced a new plan to increase the number of crisis intervention specialists at stations throughout their system.
The plan, discussed at the BART Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, is an expansion of a program first announced last year under the newly formed Progressive Policing and Community Engagement Bureau.
In total, BART Police plan to employ 20 crisis intervention specialists along with 10 other unarmed police ambassadors. The bureau will also include 10 sworn officers.
The teams will consist of two crisis specialists and one sworn officer, spread across five different stations in two shifts.