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Scaling Alternative 9-1-1 Emergency Response Programs: Actionable Insights from Four Experts in the Field

By Gabriela Solis and Emily Audet

In early April, the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) co-hosted a webinar with the NYU School of Law’s Policing Project on scaling alternative 9-1-1 emergency response programs. Panelists shared first-hand, field-level insights about why, when, and how to scale alternative response programs, as well as common challenges to expansion. 225 practitioners from mayor’s offices and police departments, researchers, and others attended. Panelists included:...

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Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab Announces 2022-2023 Alternative 911 Emergency Response Implementation Cohort

August 18, 2022

Four Jurisdictions to Receive Targeted Technical Assistance to Advance Alternative Emergency Responses
 

CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) today announced four jurisdictions will participate in its 2022-2023 Alternative 911 Emergency Response Implementation Cohort, an initiative...

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GPL Presents on its Work with Judges in Harris County, Texas to Reduce Pretrial Condition Use

This Spring, GPL Fellow Hena Rafiq presented at the Texas Association of Pretrial Services Conference with pretrial expert and Harris County Pretrial Services (HCPS) Division Manager Janey Smith. Hena and Janey presented to pretrial practitioners from across Texas about their work with judges at HCPS to reduce the use of pretrial conditions such as drug testing and alcohol or electronic monitoring devices through step-downs. Step-down programs allow judges to regularly review the conditions under which defendants are placed upon being charged and make adjustments based on defendants’...

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2021 Sep 30

Shifting From Planning To Doing: Implementing Alternative 911 Emergency Response Systems

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Location: 

Zoom

Across the country, governments are exploring alternative responses to nonviolent 911 calls that reduce reliance on traditional law enforcement and better connect residents to other forms of needed support, including mental and behavioral health services. To support these efforts, the GPL...

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