Mental Health in Policing

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required video watch Begin by watching the following videos. In the first video, police officers in Portland interact with a mentally ill man. In the second video, police officers in Dallas fatally shoot a mentally ill man. KXLY. (2014).

Police put mental health training to practice -Police put mental health training to practice.(video) – Dallas police shoot, kill a mentally ill man.(video)

After you have have watched both videos, draft a response that addresses the following points. Ensure you comment on both videos, as they show very different situations.

Identify some of the pre-existing biases that you observed from the police, the public, and/or the person suffering from a mental crisis.

Discuss the positive strategies you see employed in these videos and the areas where you see a need for improvement. Explain your choices.

Discuss how incidents like the ones shown in the videos impact the public’s view of policing. Consider and share other public mental health and policing issues if they are relevant to proving your point(s).

For example, you may post links to other videos and articles and/or appropriately cite other sources (in APA).due on march 25th by 5pm(calgary,Alberta, Canada time)