The problem with putting a complex issue like policing into a small cartoon is that it completely loses any nuances of the issues. I do think that there should be more social workers, nurses and other professionals embedded within police agencies. Able to assist, while still maintaining their safety. The problem though is that when people think that the social worker is a panacea for all of societies problems. Even in that cartoon, look at how social work is up in the corner, with around half of the unnamed issues being pushed over there.
Social workers as a profession are underappreciated for what they do but they are also one of the most burnt out groups of people I have ever encountered and in seeing what they do day-after-day-after-day, I can completely understand why.
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