Should social workers ride with police? This Connecticut woman does
Should social workers ride with police? This Connecticut woman does Kathy Evans of West Hartford now works with the Denver police as a clinical social worker. She rides with police and responds to calls where often her expertise is more valuable than the traditional tools of a police officer. Each workday morning at 6 a.m., Katharine “Kathy” Evans turns out for roll call at the Denver police department, to hear about overnight incidents, trends, announcements, plans for the day. She then hops into a police car to begin a 12-hour shift. Her partner for the day is a patrol officer. She, how...
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