Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Case Study
Sheriff’s Office Hires Formerly Incarcerated Community Members to Promote Alternatives to Enforcement
Since 2009, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) in Michigan has been successfully implementing an innovative community outreach program that employs formerly incarcerated individuals as outreach workers (OWs). OWs assist with proactive policing strategies such as referring community members to resources, applying system expertise to help i
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