Southern California Attorneys Call For More Police Training On How to Handle Mentally Ill

When law enforcement officers can’t recognize signs of mental illness, it can lead to brutality and tragedy, say Southern California criminal defense lawyers of Lessem & Newstat, LLP. Sherman Oaks, California (PRWEB) August 31, 2011 The recent death of a schizophrenic Fullerton man after a clash with police officers should serve as a wakeup call for law enforcement agencies across California, Ventura criminal defense attorney Joshua Newstat says. According to an article in USA Today, six officers were trying to search the man after reports of break-ins that had occurred in the college
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