Write an essay discussing broadly on systemic bias in police-involved (and corrections-involved) fatalities and serious injuries when police (and corrections officers) interact with persons in mental health distress.

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT

Write an essay on your selected option below.

A first option (A) is to focus narrowly on systemic bias in relation to fatalities and serious injuries in the context of police wellness checks (i.e., when police are requested to check on someone who is thought to be in physical or mental health distress),

OR,

you can look more broadly at systemic bias in police-involved (and corrections-involved) fatalities and serious injuries when police (and corrections officers) interact with persons in mental health distress (Option B).

Be clear in your title and introduction about which of the two options you address.

Write an essay discussing broadly on systemic bias in police-involved (and corrections-involved) fatalities and serious injuries when police (and corrections officers) interact with persons in mental health distress.
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