City, DOJ wants fewer officers to take behavioral health calls

City, DOJ wants fewer officers to take behavioral health calls

The city of Albuquerque and the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed to prioritize the Albuquerque Department of Community Safety, or ACS, taking more behavioral health calls over police officers. This week, the city and the DOJ amended its Court Approved Settlement Agreement, or CASA, to remove the requirement that Albuquerque police have a “sufficient