From Command and Control to Collaborative Community Partnerships

How can neighborhoods take ownership of their safety?This episode continues to explore alternatives to the traditional criminal justice system and how communities can take a leading role in creating safety. Mike, Carol, and Kristin discuss programs that transformed neighborhoods, addressed mental health and substance use, and reframed domestic violence as a health issue.&nbsp;Topics that Chief Mike Butler, Dr. Carol Engel-Enright, and Kristin Daley explore in this episode:&nbsp;03:20 – Vision for Change* How deep listening shaped Mike’s leadership in Longmont, moving away from command-and-control policing.11:59 – Community Conversations&nbsp;* Inviting neighborhoods to direct safety efforts.&nbsp;29:09 – Co-Responder Models&nbsp;* Addressing mental health, substance abuse, and homelessness.41:22 – Trauma and Healing* How trauma multiplies within the justice system and how community-wide involvement reduces domestic violence lethality.47:37 – Building Sustainable Change* How Longmont reduced gangs and violent crime.This episode of Beyond the Bandaids is brought to you by Project PACT (Police And Community Together). Learn more about Project PACT by visiting https://projectpact.org/&nbsp;Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/project_pact_org/&nbsp;Newsletter: https://projectpact.org/our-courses/&nbsp;Contact Us: https://projectpact.org/contact-us/&nbsp;Connect with the co-hosts of Beyond the Bandaids:Chief Mike Butler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-butler-6b0b2587/&nbsp;Dr. Carol Engel-Enright on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-engel-enright-97701a10/&nbsp;Kristin Daley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-daley-23bb7b26b/&nbsp;The following three organizations—each committed to enhancing community well-being and policing integrity—joined forces to create Project PACT.&nbsp;Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP): https://lawenforcementactionpartnership.org/&nbsp;New Blue: https://newblue.org/&nbsp;The School of Statesmanship, Stewardship &amp; Service (SOSSAS): https://sossas.org/&nbsp;Beyond the Bandaids is dedicated to exploring how police officers, public safety professionals, community leaders, and community members can reconnect with their sense of purpose and inspire positive change in their local community.Subscribe via Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Fd6ngx&nbsp;Subscribe via Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4h8puWm&nbsp;Subscribe via YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectPACT-org" rel="noopener noreferrer"...