Bullhead City Police promote PACT Academy and a mobile crisis unit to connect officers with community

Bullhead City Police Department presenters described the Police and Citizens Together (PACT) Academy, community-oriented policing units, school-zone patrols and a mobile crisis unit intended to provide on-scene mental-health assistance.

The PACT Academy (Police and Citizens Together), the department said, gives community members behind-the-scenes tours of the police department and 9-1-1 dispatch, range instruction and demonstrations by forensic specialists. "We take them behind the scenes," a presenter said, listing the forensics lab tour and a chance to lift fingerprints.

Chief Robert Treves and other presenters emphasized community-oriented policing. The video described a unit that handles waterway patrols, off-highway-vehicle and UTV patrols in desert areas, and outreach to people experiencing homelessness. The presenters also said officers increase school-zone patrols for two to three weeks after summer and winter breaks; officers use lights and interact with students to promote safety and rapport.

The video described a mobile crisis unit called "Backup," which stands for the Bullhead Area Community Crisis Unification Program. Presenters said the unit serves Bullhead City's general service area, assists public-safety personnel when they identify someone with an acute mental-health crisis, and can take command of a scene when it is safe so law enforcement and EMS can return to other duties.

The video framed these programs as community engagement and crisis-response tools; it did not announce new policies, budget changes or personnel hires in the recorded presentation.