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S07, Ep4: Policing a mental health crisis

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:30:24
Publish Date: 2019-10-15 05:00:00
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When Anthony Hill was killed by DeKalb County Police Officer Robert “Chip” Olsen in 2015 he became the latest casualty in a growing crisis: One in every four people shot and killed by police is suffering from mental illness. Why do police encounters with the mentally ill turn deadly so often? And would Hill be alive today if DeKalb had done more to train its officers?

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