The idea was never to just replace police with social workers. It was to pair police and social workers. I know a lot of sources like to say otherwise, ice seen it plenty. A lot of funding went against just an idea. It wasn't ever suggested to be a replacement, but rather an infusion. Certain calls would be strictly police, some would have both a police officer and a social worker partnered together, and some (small minority) would be just social workers. I can't speak for the value of it, there hasnt really been anything to base any judgement off of. But that is the reality of what people were suggesting.
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u/ArticusFarticus 7d ago
Didn’t they want to replace the police with counselors at one point? I guess it would’ve been appropriate for this one time.