August 22, 2024: Midday News

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin is issuing new guidelines for police interactions with individuals in mental health crises, advocating for a more measured response to those barricading themselves. Meanwhile, a Journal of Urban Health study reveals that female bus workers were three times more likely to be assaulted than female subway workers during the pandemic. But female subway workers were five times more likely to be sexually assaulted than female bus drivers. Finally, WNYC’s Michaell Hill talks with Horizons-Newark Executive Director Joanna Carroll and Swim Director Jeff Porter about a program teaching students and their teachers how to swim.