LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia @controller.lacity.gov · Oct 27 🔎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.
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🔎Finding: LAPD fails to give SMART needed tools: ↪Use-of-force policies are vague ↪No clear policy guidance for dealing w/ mental crises ↪Handcuffing people in mental crisis is required ↪No specialized training ↪SMART officers armed ↪SMART not allowed to lead responses where weapons aren’t involved