Policing Teens: San Francisco Cops Train Specifically To De-Escalate Situations With Young People
“It takes a little bit of social work to deal with kids,” said Officer Deandre Dudley, who works as a rotating school resource officer at the 27 schools in the area. “It’s not cookie cutter. You have to exercise restorative justice. You have to exercise a little more patience, diplomacy.”
San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco Cops Go Back To School To Better Understand Teens
The officers had been instructed to aggressively question the teens, who were told to then tell the officers how it made them feel. The seminar was part of a four-day training called Policing the Teen Brain, which is designed to help about 25 city police officers improve relationships with children and teens and equip cops with tools to de-escalate situations and avoid the use of force. (Ravani, 6/6)
In other news from across the state —
Los Angeles Times:
500 Recordings Of 911 Calls Detail Chaos, Agony And Determination After Las Vegas Shooting
The voices are sobbing at times. Panicked. Fearful. A 911 dispatcher tries to calm one caller down. “Hello? Are you at the Route 91?” the dispatcher asks. “I’m going for my boyfriend who is at Route 91,” the woman says. “He’s hiding inside of a cooler.” “OK, you tell him to stay hunkered down. We don’t have this thing contained yet and we need to get everyone — just tell him to stay put, OK?” the dispatcher responds. (Montero, 6/6)
Los Angeles Times:
Costa Mesa Council Approves Permit For Eastside Sober-Living Home
The third time ended up being the charm for a sober-living operator Tuesday as the Costa Mesa City Council officially awarded a required permit for its facility on the Eastside. However, in granting the sought-after approval, the council lowered the maximum occupancy for the Summit Coastal Living home — located in three units at 2041 Tustin Ave. — from the requested 12 residents to eight, plus a live-in manager. (Money, 6/6)
Ventura County Star:
Chergey Insurance Announces Staff Promotions
Chergey Insurance, a full-service insurance brokerage in Thousand Oaks, has promoted Shannon Roehr, Steve Sanders and Rick Brown to the position of vice president of sales.“We are extremely proud of their hard work and have rewarded them as they continue to build on their careers at Chergey Insurance,” said company President Dan Chergey. Roehr has been an insurance broker for more than four years after many years in marketing. Her specialties include workers’ compensation and group health insurance. (6/7)