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Use of Force <br /> Table 5 provides a detailed summary of use of force incidents since 2018. 2022 tracked <br /> similar to other years with a control hold being the most frequent type of force applied. It <br /> is important to note that one incident may have multiple types or instances of one type <br /> of force used; therefore, the total at the bottom indicates the total number of force <br /> applications, not the total number of incidents. <br /> Table 5: Use of Force <br /> Force Applications 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 <br /> Control Hold 24 28 25 31 32 <br /> OC Spray 0 0 0 0 0 <br /> Impact Instrument 1 0 0 0 0 <br /> Conducted Energy Device 11 0 3 3 0 <br /> Kinetic Energy Device 0 1 1 0 2 <br /> Canine 1 1 1 0 0 <br /> Firearm 0 0 0 0 1 <br /> Safewrap 7 5 6 1 6 <br /> Spit hood 1 1 0 2 2 <br /> TOTALS 46 38 36 37 43 <br /> School Resource Officers <br /> The police department continues to support Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) <br /> with two School Resource Officers (SRO). The SROs respond to incidents of student <br /> and campus safety and build positive relationships with students and staff. As noted <br /> previously, overall juvenile arrests were down in 2022 which was similarly aligned with <br /> arrests on campus. Of the 10 instances in which SROs took enforcement action, two <br /> involved adults on campus committing crimes; of the remaining eight which involved <br /> students, two were booked into juvenile hall and the others were referred to diversion or <br /> juvenile probation. The two offenses which led to being booked into juvenile hall were <br /> possession for sales of drugs (not marijuana) and criminal threats. <br /> A more detailed report on SROs will occur at the joint City Council/PUSD Board of <br /> Trustees meeting on April 20, 2023. <br /> Alternate Response <br /> Prior to being fully implemented with clinicians in January 2023, in 2022 the Alternate <br /> Response Unit (ARU) continued to respond to calls — both in the schools and broader <br /> community. In addition to being the primary point of contact for PUSD and students in <br /> crisis, ARU is also proactively responding in the community and initiating follow-up from <br /> previous calls. In the six months from July — December 2022, ARU diverted 190 calls <br /> from patrol officers, co-responded with a patrol on 139 calls, and made 120 proactive <br /> contacts. <br /> Overall mental health holds declined by 50 percent from 371 in 2021 to 186 in 2022. <br /> This is largely attributable to the partnership with Stanford Health Care — Tri-Valley and <br /> its implementation of a psychiatry screening resource at the Pleasanton hospital. The <br /> number of holds associated with the hospital dropped from 139 in 2021 to 4 in 2022. <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br />