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...
Embassy Co-Founder, Joe Levy, sat down with The Company Doctors Podcast to discuss De-Escalation techniques and skills to deal with difficult people and situations at work or anywhere. Joe, a Retired Commander, hostage negotiator and PIO with the Long Beach, CA police department, joined The...
Last week in Westminster, police arrived on Locust Street in response to a call about a woman who had allegedly assaulted another woman who was trying to rescue a dog that was running loose. After police arrived, they called paramedics and handcuffed the suspect, 34-year-old Ciomara...
The Yolo County District Attorney’s hosted a mandatory human relations-facilitated training last week for all Yolo County prosecutors. The main goal of the March 31 training was for prosecutors to develop a better understanding of how implicit bias can impact the prosecution of cases, as well...
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...
Embassy Consulting Services 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 more...
Let us start this article with a question. How much police misconduct exists in the average law enforcement agency? 1% 3% 5% 10% The answer is none of the above because the correct answer is “as much as it’s willing tolerate”. I want to make this point...
Embassy Consulting Services is honored to have been asked to partner with the California Probation, Parole and Corrections Association (CPPCA). CPPCA is one of the nation's oldest and largest state professional associations for corrections and is a vital voice in California corrections. Their membership is comprised...
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,...
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died in Minneapolis, MN. after graphic video captured an officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck while handcuffed and pleading for air because he could not breathe. Since that incident, many cities throughout our country have seen protests that are demanding...