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Note: Missing finding numbers detected:
F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10
Findings and Recommendations
2 findings
Cell phones be replaced with a communication system that can reach local law enforcement. (Findings 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 25). Response: Recommendation #4 requires further analysis before it can be implemented. However, the Willits Police Department is ready to enter into dialog to assist in attaining improved communication capabilities to the extent that budgetary and personnel constraints can accommodate the solution(s) that the Mental Health Department chooses to explore. However, the Willits Police Department recognizes that even law enforcement agencies in this county experience lapses in communication given atmospheric, technological, and terrestrial influences on modes of communication currently available.
No recommendations for this finding
Many clients have a dual diagnosis of mental illness and addiction problems. Agree 12. Many clients have chronic conditions and have been repeatedly hospitalized. Agree 17. The cell phones that drivers use for communication do not function for much of State Route 20 from Ft Bragg to Ukiah and through parts of Lake County. Agree 22. Crisis staff may not touch or restrain clients, only peace officers have that authority by law. Agree 23. If either the driver or client requires the use of a restroom, depending on the escape risk of the client, drivers must locate a police station, a hospital, or provide a portable urinal. Agree. Public restrooms exist at the Willits Criminal Justice Center for use by mental health staff.
No recommendations for this finding
