Community Safety: Durham residents, we want to hear from you!

Among the community safety-related programming that the Community Safety Department is exploring, we are looking into alternative response models. One such model includes trained, unarmed teams responding to certain, non-violent, crisis calls. We want to hear your thoughts:

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* 1. How would you describe your / your family's sense of safety here in Durham?

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* 2. The following scenarios are examples in which a first responder may be called to assist. Which of these scenes could you imagine a team of trained, unarmed responders arriving first on the scene?

A man is sleeping in the doorway of a business and won't leave when approached.

A man is yelling at another man in the street and won't stop. The man being yelled at is not engaging.

A woman is concerned about someone breaking into her attic. She has a known history of hallucinations.

Your upstairs neighbors are yelling and it sounds like it could be turning physical.

A woman is approaching cars along a busy highway off-ramp at night. She is holding a sign and is not wearing reflective gear.

The weather is turning cold, and you know of a couple staying nearby in a homeless encampment who may not have what they need to stay warm.

A man is urinating behind a tree in a public park.

A mother cannot get her 13 year old son to go to school for the third day in a row.

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* 3. For any of the previous examples that you selected: If the responder team is unable to resolve or deescalate a situation, what do you think should happen next?

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* 4. What is your overall feeling about piloting trained teams of unarmed first responders (sometimes called Mobile Crisis Response Teams) to certain 911 calls?

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* 5. What kind of impact/results would you need to see to feel that an alternative response pilot is working in Durham?

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* 6. What role do you believe the Department of Community Safety should play in the community? What kind of relationship do you believe it should have with the existing network of public safety and wellness resources in Durham?

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* 7. What kinds of values would you like to see reflected in the Community Safety Department's work? If you can, provide an example of what this would look like.

Community Safety: Durham residents, we want to hear from you!

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* 1. How would you describe your / your family's sense of safety here in Durham?

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* 2. The following scenarios are examples in which a first responder may be called to assist. Which of these scenes could you imagine a team of trained, unarmed responders arriving first on the scene?

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* 3. For any of the previous examples that you selected: If the responder team is unable to resolve or deescalate a situation, what do you think should happen next?

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* 4. What is your overall feeling about piloting trained teams of unarmed first responders (sometimes called Mobile Crisis Response Teams) to certain 911 calls?

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* 5. What kind of impact/results would you need to see to feel that an alternative response pilot is working in Durham?

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* 6. What role do you believe the Department of Community Safety should play in the community? What kind of relationship do you believe it should have with the existing network of public safety and wellness resources in Durham?

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* 7. What kinds of values would you like to see reflected in the Community Safety Department's work? If you can, provide an example of what this would look like.

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* 8. Is there anything else you'd like to share?