NCJA's Policy Sessions focus on criminal justice policy topics that are part of the national conversation. These members-only virtual sessions take place throughout the year and allow members to engage with experts and ask questions about how the conversation around that policy is unfolding. (See below for full description)
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7/23/2025
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When:
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July 23, 2025
2:00 pm ET
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Where:
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Virtual: Zoom link provided in registration confirmation email
United States
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Contact:
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Bethany Broida
bbroida@ncja.org
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Online registration is closed.
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Shifting Populations, Escalating Risks: Rethinking Public Safety in Small-Town America
Community violence is declining. However, police encounters are becoming more dangerous, especially across rural and small-town America. This presentation unpacks the drivers of that trend: pandemic-era population shifts, scarce behavioral-health resources, and a surge of mental-health and disturbance 911 calls managed by understaffed, under-trained departments. We also outline the contexts in which police contacts are most likely to escalate into physical altercations. Finally, we’ll spotlight solutions already delivering results including civilian mobile-crisis teams in Denver, Eugene, Olympia, and rural Kansas, statewide de-escalation mandates, and tele-behavioral-health hubs. Speakers: Thad Johnson, Senior Fellow, Council on Criminal Justice and Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University Natasha Johnson, Faculty, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
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