The measure follows a lawsuit against Jersey City police by the family of a man who was fatally shot by officers while experiencing a mental health crisis in his home.
on Thursday that will send teams of mental health professionals with police to respond to situations involving barricaded people or hostages.
“Encounters involving barricaded individuals are often difficult and high risk, regularly involving individuals in the midst of crisis who are armed,” Platkin said. “This policy represents the first statewide policy of its kind in the country, and is the result of an intensive process that involved law enforcement leaders, mental health professionals, violence intervention experts and community stakeholders.
Police will then have to collaborate with those professionals to try and work toward a peaceful resolution – unless immediate action is necessary to prevent injury or death, the attorney general’s office stated. Tactical teams will also be equipped with more nonlethal weapons, including tasers, rubber bullets, and better communication devices.
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