May 16, 2015 No Rest for Retired Long Beach Police Commander Josef Levy

Posted at 12:59 pm in Community Relations by Embassy Consulting

"You have made us laugh and you have made us cry, and you have definitely made us better," - Deputy Police Chief Robert Luna Article originally posted by the Long Beach Press Telegram and written by Tracy Manzer LONG BEACH - Retirement for most professionals is a...

May 11, 2015 Building a Safe, Respectful, and Inclusive College Community

Posted at 9:17 am< in Training For Educators by Embassy Consulting

Commander Josef Levy had the privileged of speaking to a group at Long Beach Community College. From them: "Commander Josef Levy is employed by the City of Long Beach and has been with the Long Beach Police Department for over 26 years. He has worked assignments in...

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May 07, 2015 Learning Lessons From Ferguson

Posted at 12:50 pm in Community Relations by Embassy Consulting

“Constant dialogue between police and local citizens, between faith leaders and youth, and other similar initiatives, goes a very long way” — Josef Levy This article, "Learning Lessons from Ferguson" by Shimmy Blum, features Not In Our Town Law Enforcemen Cadre Member and Embassy Consulting Services...

May 04, 2015 Staff trains for worst of times

Posted at 9:06 pm in Police Training by Embassy Consulting

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....

Apr 29, 2015 Temple Station Sheriff’s deputies to receive training on dealing with the mentally ill

Posted at 8:30 pm in Community Relations by Embassy Consulting

Originally Posted by Pasadena Star-News, Written by Lauren Gold ROSEMEAD>> Nearly two years after its deputies shot and killed a schizophrenic patient wielding a hammer in the lobby of the Asian Pacific Family Center, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Temple Station will host a training to...

Apr 28, 2015 Law enforcement symposium shines spotlight on issue of interacting with the mentally ill

Posted at 6:05 pm in Community Relations by Embassy Consulting

Law enforcement from various agencies (and concerned citizens) attend a movie and panel discussion mental health and how they are handled by law enforcement at the Buena Park Community Center. On the panel, left, is Ken White, Board Member, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)...

Mar 05, 2014 Interacting Effectively with the Mentally Ill

Posted at 8:49 pm in Law Enforcement Training, Police Training by Embassy Consulting

Embassy Consulting Services, LLC was featured in the Pasadena Star News. The article highlights the "Interacting Effectively with the Mentally Ill" class that Embassy Consulting is delivering to police departments.

Mar 05, 2014 Engaging the Community in the Absence of a Crisis

Posted at 7:41 am in Police Training by Embassy Consulting

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?

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