LOS ANGELES, CA – The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy’s Safe Communities Institute (SCI) will be sponsoring Game Changer event #144 when the Los Angeles Angels take on the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Anaheim, California. Partnering with the Los Angeles-based California POST-accredited and STC-accredited law enforcement/community relations program in 2023 marks the continuation of a promising relationship that began in early 2019.
Led by Director and former LA County Sheriff, Jim McDonnell, SCI’s focus is to advance public safety solutions through “a tradition of research, interdisciplinary education, and collaboration to further sustainable ‘whole-of-community’ public safety strategies, policies, and programs,” as outlined on their website. Thanks to former SCI Director, Dr. Erroll Southers, the Institute has hosted multiple Game Changer events on USC’s campus dating back to 2019 and was influential in the law enforcement/community relations model moving its headquarters from San Diego to Los Angeles. The two entities share multiple goals as it relates to law enforcement/community relations, and have resumed talks to utilize the data that Game Changer has captured over the past 6 years to impact public policy.
2022 Game Changer Training Event with the LA Angels
“We’re extremely happy to resume our partnership with SCI under the new leadership of Sheriff McDonnell and Managing Director, Jessie Redd. Their latest investment in Game Changer, and our mutual desire to combine resources to bring about measurable change, is a win for the community residents and members of law enforcement in Los Angeles County,” said Game Changer CEO and Founder, Sean Sheppard.
The 3-hour focus group will consist of Los Angeles-based youth and young adults from Brotherhood Crusade and members of multiple law enforcement agencies in LA County. All participating members of law enforcement will earn 4 continuing education units in “Community Engagement/Building Trust” from the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
Since December 2016, Game Changer has conducted 142 in-person and virtual training events in 10 different states and Canada. A total of 2,538 community residents and members of law enforcement have participated in the training events, including 57 unique law enforcement agencies on the local, state and federal levels.
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