Gov. Phil Murphy has proposed including $10 million in this year’s budget to expand ARRIVE statewide.
“As we grow and expand, I think you’ll see a growing trust among communities that look to law enforcement to help them,” Attorney General Matt Platkin said.
According to the report, out of more than 300 calls for service, only 2% of people were arrested. In many cases, people were arrested because they had outstanding warrants or were accused of domestic abuse.
Power was used in only four matches, the report said.
Yannick Wood, director of the Criminal Justice Reform Program at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, said he was “encouraged” by the program’s initial findings and suggested New Jersey take cues from a similar program in Eugene, Oregon. CHOOTS.
“We continue to urge New Jersey to implement the same model currently underway in Eugene, Oregon, where for 30 years community mental health trained first responders have responded to people with all types of behavioral health issues. In 1% of cases, police backup is only needed,” Wood said.