Cincinnati Police Department’s Veterans Response Program The Beat: A COPS Office Podcast

There are an estimated 18 million veterans in the United States, and when they are in crisis, law enforcement officers are often the first to make contact with them. However, arrest is not always the best tool, or the only tool, needed to support those who have served. Sergeant Dave Corlett from the Cincinnati Police Department and Ron Michaelson from the Veterans Administration Medical Center join The Beat to discuss their Veterans Response Program and how it can easily be replicated.