Offering an Alternative to Police Arrests in Atlanta

“The pre-arrest diver­sion work PAD is pio­neer­ing in Atlanta demon­strates how com­mu­ni­ties can address issues like hous­ing insta­bil­i­ty and com­mu­ni­ty safe­ty with empa­thy and com­pas­sion,” said Aman­da Jaquez, a senior asso­ciate with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Atlanta Civic Site. ​“This ini­tia­tive not only helps peo­ple avoid poten­tial­ly life-alter­ing inter­ac­tions with law enforce­ment, but it also helps Atlanta res­i­dents who may be strug­gling with home­less­ness, men­tal ill­ness or oth­er chal­lenges receive the help they need.”

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