28 Aug Embassy Joins the WoodLand Police Department for Our Building a Safe, Respectful and Inclusive Workplace and Community Training
Embassy Consulting Services, LLC recently conducted a training for the Woodland Police Department entitled Building A Safe, Respectful and Inclusive Workplace and Community. In today's world, it is more important, now more than ever, that we have effective and highly trained law enforcement officials. Learn...
12 Jun How Can We Begin to Improve Police-Community Relations? Retired Commander Josef Levy Weighs In
The devastating events that led to George Floyd's death have left the country reeling and looking for a way to heal and move forward together. Retired Long Beach Police Commander and owner of Embassy Consulting Services Josef Levy weighs in with a message of hope,...
26 Dec Compassionate Policing of the Mentally Ill
Who is the mentally ill individual the officer is encountering? It’s likely this individual has experienced countless devaluing interactions. Being victim to pervasive devaluation and stigmatization psychologically incapacitates the mentally ill individual, causing them to abandon hope and without hope one cannot appreciate the possibility of...
05 Mar Engaging the Community in the Absence of a Crisis
Originally published in the July 2013 issue of the Community Policing Dispatch from the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office.
The number one piece of advice savvy law enforcement officers give for maintaining safe, inclusive communities is this: Don't wait for a hate crime or a crisis to happen in your town before you take action; make sure you are taking a preventive approach and have established relationships and programs with members of different racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural groups in your community. But with busy schedules and limited resources, how do you engage your community in a meaningful way in the absence of a crisis?