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...
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...
By Sy L., Co-founder & Pioneer of the Survivor Watch On behalf of the team at Survivor Watch, we are proud to announce Josef Levy, a retired Long Beach Police Commander as our USA Ambassador for Public Safety. During his tenure with the Police Department Levy...
"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...
“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...
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?