policing
Social workers could bolster emergency services
In 2019, more than one in seven calls received by the Shaker Heights Police Department were related to mental health — over 5,000 mental health calls in total. Shaker Heights Police Chief Jeff DeMuth expects this number was even higher in 2020 due to increased stress and depression caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To deal […]
Dem bill prohibits strangulation by police
A new bill introduced in the Ohio legislature targets strangulation by law enforcement, opening officers up to felony charges. The bill comes as police actions in Ohio and elsewhere are being analyzed. “If we remember the actual history of policing, we haven’t really come to terms with how it needs to change and how you […]
Protect and serve and live next door
It was a tiny detail in another devastating story of police use of force. Seeking comment from the Columbus police officer involved in the most recent killing of a civilian, the Columbus Dispatch described the “No Trespassing” sign tacked to the front door of the officer’s house in Union County. There is a crisis in […]