Police departments are understaffed and recruiting has become more difficult. In recent years, the number of communities using community responders to handle non-violent situations has skyrocketed.
More Stories
Editor's Picks
-
Having so many senior politicians is off-putting to many voters, particularly the young. There is a solution. -
Mobilizing troops in L.A. against the governor’s wishes and deploying troops to D.C. to respond to crime tests new ground for how the Guard is used.
-
Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, has presided over major changes in areas including education, taxes, immigration and economic growth. He discusses his legacy even as he gears up for a fourth term.
Our Opinion Writers
-
Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III. Johnson said investigators determined that nude images seen on a TV in state Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office during a July 24 Board of Education meeting came from an accidental display of the 1985 Jackie Chan movie The Protector. He confirmed that prosecutors would not pursue charges after reviewing the incident and showing clips from the film to board members who had reported the images. (Oklahoma Voice)
-
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
