Co-responders would lower legal risk by reducing mental health calls
Full Question Text
Q43i. Thinking about the introduction of co-responders or alternative responders as part of local policing, do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
i. Co-responders would lower the legal risk to police officers by reducing the need to address mental health calls without sufficient expertise.
Total | Strongly agree | 17% | Somewhat agree | 31% | Neither agree nor disagree | 27% | Somewhat disagree | 13% | Strongly disagree | 9% | Don't know | 4% |
Office | Department | Total | Strongly agree | 14% | 17% | 17% | Somewhat agree | 45% | 28% | 31% | Neither agree nor disagree | 17% | 28% | 27% | Somewhat disagree | 11% | 13% | 13% | Strongly disagree | 6% | 9% | 9% | Don't know | 7% | 3% | 4% |