Justin Volpe

Like, if the officer is trained, have that call come in through the right path to let people know, let them know, like, you know, this... person may be experiencing crisis or a difficult time right now, to really approach them differently. And I've seen officers really strive with this. We know so much is going wrong in so many of these encounters nationally, and it's just not right.

Like, if the officer is trained, have that call come in through the right path to let people know, let them know, like, you know, this... person may be experiencing crisis or a difficult time right now, to really approach them differently. And I've seen officers really strive with this. We know so much is going wrong in so many of these encounters nationally, and it's just not right.

Like, if the officer is trained, have that call come in through the right path to let people know, let them know, like, you know, this... person may be experiencing crisis or a difficult time right now, to really approach them differently. And I've seen officers really strive with this. We know so much is going wrong in so many of these encounters nationally, and it's just not right.

And there's good police officers caught on the other side of that, too, that I've worked with that are more effective than some social workers that I've worked with. So it really depends on the person responding to these calls and their education and their the want to serve. You know, I worked with this one officer. They were doing people's laundry on the street.

And there's good police officers caught on the other side of that, too, that I've worked with that are more effective than some social workers that I've worked with. So it really depends on the person responding to these calls and their education and their the want to serve. You know, I worked with this one officer. They were doing people's laundry on the street.

And there's good police officers caught on the other side of that, too, that I've worked with that are more effective than some social workers that I've worked with. So it really depends on the person responding to these calls and their education and their the want to serve. You know, I worked with this one officer. They were doing people's laundry on the street.

They were helping them with their laundry, helping them get to the appointments, you know, incredible stuff that you don't hear about. Then, unfortunately, you'll see somebody that's not trained well or at all and respond to somebody in crisis. And they're the ones that make the news.

They were helping them with their laundry, helping them get to the appointments, you know, incredible stuff that you don't hear about. Then, unfortunately, you'll see somebody that's not trained well or at all and respond to somebody in crisis. And they're the ones that make the news.

They were helping them with their laundry, helping them get to the appointments, you know, incredible stuff that you don't hear about. Then, unfortunately, you'll see somebody that's not trained well or at all and respond to somebody in crisis. And they're the ones that make the news.

Well, let me just clarify a few things. So my job as a peer specialist was to support people in the ongoing court process. Not everybody had a police encounter all the time, but it did happen from time to time. The training I do with police is off hours, right, to do the training separately.

Well, let me just clarify a few things. So my job as a peer specialist was to support people in the ongoing court process. Not everybody had a police encounter all the time, but it did happen from time to time. The training I do with police is off hours, right, to do the training separately.

Well, let me just clarify a few things. So my job as a peer specialist was to support people in the ongoing court process. Not everybody had a police encounter all the time, but it did happen from time to time. The training I do with police is off hours, right, to do the training separately.

So that may not be a direct correlation between the officers I'm able to work with on the training to some of these calls.

So that may not be a direct correlation between the officers I'm able to work with on the training to some of these calls.

So that may not be a direct correlation between the officers I'm able to work with on the training to some of these calls.

Both, because it's really about education. And I don't work there anymore. I work for a national mental health agency that's in Arlington, Virginia now, but I continue to do CIT training as a volunteer with officers. But when I worked for the court for 14 years, everybody had agreed voluntarily to be a part of this jail diversion program.

Both, because it's really about education. And I don't work there anymore. I work for a national mental health agency that's in Arlington, Virginia now, but I continue to do CIT training as a volunteer with officers. But when I worked for the court for 14 years, everybody had agreed voluntarily to be a part of this jail diversion program.

Both, because it's really about education. And I don't work there anymore. I work for a national mental health agency that's in Arlington, Virginia now, but I continue to do CIT training as a volunteer with officers. But when I worked for the court for 14 years, everybody had agreed voluntarily to be a part of this jail diversion program.

So even though they had criminal charges pending, they were given a chance to go on an alternate route to get some help. to get the state attorney to drop the charges. So if they successfully completed this program, which involved community treatment and health peer support, getting jobs, getting housing, if they were able to navigate that, the state would drop their charges.

So even though they had criminal charges pending, they were given a chance to go on an alternate route to get some help. to get the state attorney to drop the charges. So if they successfully completed this program, which involved community treatment and health peer support, getting jobs, getting housing, if they were able to navigate that, the state would drop their charges.