Alisa Roth spoke to an audience at Metro State University on how America’s criminal justice system developed and what we can do to improve it’s treatment of mental illness. She shared some insights on mental health, policing and incarceration.
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Chauvin’s attorneys may argue that excited delirium contributed to Floyd’s death. Law enforcement officials and others say excited delirium usually happens to people who have been using drugs or who have a serious mental illness. It may be seen when a person is held in a chokehold, hog-tied, or Tasered.
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Police are often called on to respond to mental health emergencies. That could change, though, as cities across the country — including Minneapolis —consider defunding the police. What would an alternative model look like?
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But attorneys for Washington County sheriff’s deputy say Brian Krook had to shoot 23-year-old Benjamin Evans to protect himself, other deputies and the public
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One year ago, Keaton Larson was in crisis. He was shot by a police officer who came to help
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Say a person in psychological distress wants to die. So, he threatens the police, often by waving a knife or gun. (As with more generic forms of suicide, most cases involve men.) Then the officers are “forced” to kill him — to protect themselves and others. The scenario is often said to be suicide by cop. It’s generally agreed that some fatal police shootings are suicide by cop. The question is, which ones?
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