A new MPPS report presents presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders, local chiefs of police, and county sheriffs on alternative approaches to traditional policing that might involve other professionals, such as mental health professionals or trained social workers. This includes evaluations of co-response teams that involve mental health professionals but are led by law enforcement, alternative response teams that involve mental health professionals led by other departments within local government (such as the fire department or public health department) but do not include law enforcement, and alternative response teams administered by independent community groups.
