Chief Gonshak was prompt to say he didn't like the term Defund, but was thoroughly up for seeing ways to more of their budget reallocated for preventive services such as drug and alcohol services and youth services. He provided what seemed like a ten minute list of all the activities police are responsible for; it was good to see it from that perspective. He clearly pointed out that though there are many many areas police are trained in and responsible for, they actually get little time or in-depth tutelage in communication and cultural awareness. At the end he came to what was on my mind throughout the interview and that was a call for more training in communication and sensitivity and integration of skills to defuse conflict and to actually focus some budget on more support and assistance from the social and mental health services professionals to work in concert with police in the field and in the classroom. Not defunding, reallocation. It's an hour long, well worth it as a model of reasoned and empathic understanding. I liked his portrayal of his personal story of getting into police work to drive fast and shoot guns to a place of wisdom and maturity in understanding the needs of "Police Reform" in terms of continuing transformation in the community's concept and exercise of the policing mission where empathy and force each have their necessary role. Thank you Rabbi Moskowitz and Chief Gonshak.
Chief Gonshak was prompt to say he didn't like the term Defund, but was thoroughly up for seeing ways to more of their budget reallocated for preventive services such as drug and alcohol services and youth services. He provided what seemed like a ten minute list of all the activities police are responsible for; it was good to see it from that perspective. He clearly pointed out that though there are many many areas police are trained in and responsible for, they actually get little time or in-depth tutelage in communication and cultural awareness. At the end he came to what was on my mind throughout the interview and that was a call for more training in communication and sensitivity and integration of skills to defuse conflict and to actually focus some budget on more support and assistance from the social and mental health services professionals to work in concert with police in the field and in the classroom. Not defunding, reallocation. It's an hour long, well worth it as a model of reasoned
and empathic understanding. I liked his portrayal of his personal story of getting into police work to drive fast and shoot guns to a place of wisdom and maturity in understanding the needs of "Police Reform" in terms of continuing transformation in the community's concept and exercise of the policing mission where empathy and force each have their necessary role. Thank you Rabbi Moskowitz and Chief Gonshak.