This workshop will present the pre-arrest Deflection program implemented by the Tucson Police Department, Pima County, Arizona. Presenters will cover the development and implementation of the Deflection program, including; identify / connect key decision-makers, develop partnerships, create...
Pre-Arrest Deflection Implementation, Process, Evaluation, and Community Collaboration to Address the Opioid Epidemic.pdf
Located in the south-central region of Arizona, Pima County has a population of 1,010,025 residents, making it the second most populous county in Arizona. Pima County is implementing a number of strategies to reduce the overuse of jails, such as expanding risk screening to all misdemeanor...
Learn how the Tucson Police Department in Pima County, AZ expanded its CIT training to include the creation of specialized mental health response units, whose sole responsibility is to address mental health issues before it becomes a crisis. Panelists included: Kevin Hall, Tucson Police Jason...
Going Beyond Law Enforcement CIT and Creating Mental Health Support Teams-Oct 2018.pdf
“I don’t want to fix one or two things within the system. I want to fix the system… entirely. We have to think big.” Manny Mejias, collaborative chair in Pima County, AZ, talks about how rethinking jails, as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge, is about fixing the whole system. ...
"It's really about the individuals who are coming into the system. It's treating people fairly in our justice system." Domingo Corona, director of pretrial services in Pima County, Arizona talks about the benefits of being part of the Safety and Justice Challenge supported by the John D. and...
This paper is designed to help persons craft and justify language articulating who should be released and who should be eligible for detention in a purposeful in-or-out pretrial system through a study of the history of bail, the fundamental legal principles, the pretrial research, and the...
Model Bail Laws- Re-Drawing the Line Between Pretrial Release and Detention - CLEBP 20171.pdf
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