CAHOOTS

In many communities across the country, calls to defund the police have boiled down to a discussion about the best role for armed officers. Should they conduct mental health checks or respond to complaints about homelessness? A program called CAHOOTS in Eugene, Oregon started deploying crisis workers on some 911 calls instead of police officers. 30 years after CAHOOTS started, many more cities are adopting the practice. Benjamin Brubaker helps coordinate CAHOOTS. (Originally aired July 8th, 2020)