Thomaston Police Department, Protecting and Serving the Town of Thomaston, CT.

WHAT IS TRIAD?

TRIAD is cooperation between law enforcement agencies and senior citizens.

TRIAD strives to reduce criminal victimization of older persons.

TRIAD assesses the needs and concerns of older citizens.

TRIAD leads to a broad dialogue on safety and security issues.

TRIAD is the link with elderly members of the community.

TRIAD combines common sense and imagination.

TRIAD is simple – and it works.

The TRIAD approach offers a unique opportunity to effect positive change in the realm of criminal victimization, safety/homeland security and public health issues ---especially when all agencies work jointly and cooperatively.

Just think of ………………………….

The future growth of the elderly population

How calls for law enforcement services are affected by changes in the population

The number of older persons who may not know how or where to obtain critical service

Benefits to law enforcement officers/emergency personnel who are able to refer older persons to needed services and establishing outreach to vulnerable seniors living alone

Ways to providing law enforcement/emergency personnel with the necessary information regarding the elderly

Learning to communicate with older people without frustrating any of the parties involved

How a common strategy for working with the elderly benefits law enforcement, emergency personnel, older residents and the entire community

The importance of the interchange afforded by a senior advisory council consisting of law enforcement leaders, community services and older persons

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