The California Crime Prevention Officers Association (CCPOA) has announced that retired police commander and Embassy Consulting Services Co-Owner, Josef Levy, will be joining their lineup for the 2021 CCPOA Symposium, slated for September 21-23 in San Diego, California. From CCPOA: We all know that 2020 was...
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California demonstrators protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin by a police officer vandalized buildings and tried to start a fire in downtown Sacramento while others in Los Angeles targeted the home of the city police chief. The protests Thursday night were...
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...
The Long Beach Local News (LBLN) was on site to report on the first annual Safe Schools Summit. -- Embassy Consulting is pleased to announce the launching of their 1st Safe Schools Summit. This day-long event brings together a diverse group of professionals that include...
Embassy is honored to have received a contract to begin Human Relations Training for the employees of the Los Angeles World Airport Police Department (LAWA) The LAWA Police Department leads the nation’s largest aviation law enforcement agency with more than 1,100 sworn and civilian employees...
The California Police Chief's Association established a working group to address homelessness and interacting with the mentally ill. Here is a portion of the report which highlights the importance of training for law enforcement in how to interact effectively with the mentally ill. Embassy Consulting...
The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) recently received a two-year, $600,000 grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), which will focus on strengthening the department's relationship with the community and developing new practices for dealing with the city’s outcasts, city officials...
Melvin McGuire, a consultant with Embassy Consulting Services, speaks to Faculty and Students in the Great Hall of Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2014. McGuire, a former Long Beach Police Department Sgt., now conducts safety training for the worst possible scenarios....
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...