The Overlooked, Enduring Legacy of the George Floyd Protests
The shift towards non-police responses to mental health and other calls for service after the George Floyd protests is consequential.
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The shift towards non-police responses to mental health and other calls for service after the George Floyd protests is consequential.
Somewhere in Dayton, Ohio, a 13-year-old girl was sassing her mom, who was concerned about the strangers her daughter was talking to on her phone. The mom reached over and snatched the phone out of her daughter’s hand. The daughter started yelling.
Dayton becomes to the fifth city inducted into the National Civic League Hall of Fame since its creation in 2019.
Not every dispute needs a police officer. That’s why the City of Dayton introduced its 911 alternative response in May. Since then the Mediation Response Unit has taken more than 400 calls to de-escalate nonviolent situations.