The COPS Office Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Support for Law Enforcement Agencies program provides funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies with the goal of promoting safe outcomes during police encounters with persons in crisis through relevant training of law enforcement officers, support personnel employed by law enforcement agencies, and mental health professionals working on crisis intervention teams as employees of a law enforcement agency or under a legal agreement with a law enforcement agency.
The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports victims of crime and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the communities that they serve.
The Kentucky League of Cities serves as the united voice of cities by supporting community innovation, effective leadership and quality governance.
