LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia @controller.lacity.gov · Oct 27 🔎Finding: SMART’s focus is (1) relieving patrol officers from mental health calls; (2) involuntary mental health detentions 👉Recs: (1) LAPD should find ways to measure SMART's impact on mental health calls; (2) Clinicians’ role should be re-evaluated to be used in more ways.
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🔎Finding: SMART’s performance is measured by how quickly they relieve patrol officers from on-scene duties, not by their impact on outcomes. 👉Recommendation: LAPD should develop ways to measure SMART's impact on mental health incidents and use of force incidents.