67: Freedom House and Alternatives to Policing

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The HegeHogs explore the origins of the American EMS and how cops historically tried to ruin it. Notes: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/lynn-approves-500000-for-unarmed-crisis-response-team-pilot-program/2427204/ https://kdvr.com/news/local/study-denvers-star-program-reduced-crime-costs/ https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2022/01/24/torontos-community-crisis-plan-is-a-welcome-shift-away-from-policing-mental-health-care.html https://www.streetroots.org/news/2022/04/06/kaia-sand-it-took-lot-yes-and-build-brand-new-first-responder-system https://www.portland.gov/hardesty/news/2022/4/26/portland-city-council-reacts-one-year-evaluation-portland-street-response https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/09/21/differences-911-new-988-chicago https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/public-safety-and-violence-reduction/home/CARE-Dashboard.html#:~:text=The%20CARE%20team%20responds%20to,community%2Dbased%20destinations%20as%20appropriate. https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2022/04/what-know-about-nycs-b-heard-mental-health-crisis-response-teams/366286/ https://theappeal.org/community-based-emergency-first-responders-explained/#.XvT45J0c_1A.twitter https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-man-who-teaches-our-cops-to-kill/id1373812661?i=1000476406446 https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2020/06/05/killology-is-not-a-satirical-field-police-training-methods-and-lethal-shootings/ https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1575174795313889282?s=20&t=K6oBcVtHz8Wil6zvWAPP1Q https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/freedom-house-ambulance-service/