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'Woefully inadequate': Bass orders review of how LAPD deals with mentally ill people

Los Angeles Times · September 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM

'Woefully inadequate': Bass orders review of how LAPD deals with mentally ill people

A new executive directive announced Thursday by Mayor Karen Bass seeks to boost crisis intervention training for police officers, among other reforms.

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'Woefully inadequate': Bass orders review of how LAPD deals with mentally ill people

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