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S07, Ep4: Policing a mental health crisis
Season 7 · Episode 4

S07, Ep4: Policing a mental health crisis

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July 17, 202531m 9s

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Show Notes

When Anthony Hill was killed by DeKalb County Police Officer Robert “Chip” Olsen in 2015 he became the latest casualty in a growing crisis: One in every four people shot and killed by police is suffering from mental illness. Why do police encounters with the mentally ill turn deadly so often? And would Hill be alive today if DeKalb had done more to train its officers?

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