Santa Cruz County Grand Jury • 2020-2021 • Agency Response
Response to: Managers of Risk or Victims of Risk

Grand Jury City of Scotts Valley Chief of Police Response 1 message

Published: August 31, 2020 6 pages
View Original PDF

Findings and Recommendations 1 findings

F13 Page 4
Santa Cruz County law enforcement response to homeless, addiction, and mental health issues has the potential to criminalize social, medical, and psychological conditions. This requires law enforcement to perform the role of social worker; a role for which they lack the resources and mental health training. X AGREE ​ PARTIALLY DISAGREE – explain the disputed portion ​ ​ DISAGREE – explain why ​ ​ Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): ​ ​ ​
No recommendations for this finding