By Associated Press - Tuesday, March 4, 2014

SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle police have adopted a new policy this week for dealing with crisis situations involving people who are mentally ill or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

It calls for a team of specially trained officers to take the lead with someone having a behavior crisis and try to de-escalate the situation when possible.

KUOW reports (https://bit.ly/1fF2vMh ) the policy is a response to a federal investigation that found Seattle police too often used excessive force.

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Information from: KUOW-FM, https://www.kuow.org/

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