City controller: Pittsburgh hasn't launched team of social workers to help police

Name: City controller: Pittsburgh hasn't launched team of social workers to help police
Uploaded: 2023-02-23T19:17:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 20 s
Description: The city promised a program billed as a way to keep funding the police while giving them help to address problems outside their skill set. It involved establishing a team of social workers to respond to non-violent incidents, freeing up officers to handle other cases. But three years and $5 million later, it's yet to launch; KDKA's Andy Sheehan reports.

The city promised a program billed as a way to keep funding the police while giving them help to address problems outside their skill set. It involved establishing a team of social workers to respond to non-violent incidents, freeing up officers to handle other cases. But three years and $5 million later, it's yet to launch; KDKA's Andy Sheehan reports.