What we have to do is to make sure that our police organizations are fully funded, to have their traditional duties, but also to have additional staff to be able to deal with the underlying social causes of crime. Now, As a circuit court judge, I headed up the mental health court to identify those who did not have to be in prison. because if we offered them sufficient resources to treat their mental health problems, they were not a threat. And every one of our graduates who graduated did not come back and commit another crime. (07:11–07:28)
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Asserts that he led a mental health court to identify non-threatening individuals who could avoid prison.
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