Author: Emma Coleman

Emma Coleman is the assistant editor at Route Fifty. Prior to joining Route Fifty, Emma was the senior communications manager and a policy fellow for New America’s Public Interest Technology initiative, where her research focused on data improvements to the reentry process for people returning to D.C. after incarceration. She holds a BA from Stanford University in international relations and comparative studies in race and ethnicity, and is originally from Chicago.
When Cities Replace Police with Social Workers

When Cities Replace Police with Social Workers

City leaders across the country are considering how to rethink police departments. They have many examples to look to—from brand new pilots to programs decades in the making.

“We’ve placed more and more issues on the plates of officers who are not trained to be a social worker, or to be an addiction counselor when they’re just answering a call. We should have trained professionals do this, instead of folks with a gun and a badge.”