The California Department of Justice engaged 21CP to help it assess the Sacramento Police Department’s practices in the wake of community unrest related to high-profile use of force incidents. 21CP provided in-depth, pragmatic recommendations on policies, procedures, and protocols relating to use of force, supervision, misconduct investigations, civilian complaints, officer recruitment and retention, and stop activity.

The New York State Attorney General’s Office has engaged 21CP to provide expertise and advice during a pattern and practice investigation of a local law enforcement agency. 21CP also provides counsel to a division that has the responsibility under state law to review specific instances of officer misconduct.

The State of Vermont hired 21CP to oversee an independent investigation of an incident arising in the state’s training academy.  As part of the inquiry, 21CP worked with an independent investigator to ensure the quality, comprehensiveness, and timeliness of the investigation. 21CP helped to ensure that the finalized investigation provides insight into opportunities for enhancing the underlying approaches of the state training function.

Harvard University engaged 21CP to undertake an independent review of the Harvard’s approach to providing for public safety and community well-being on campus. After a process of community stakeholder engagement, 21CP formulated a set of pragmatic actionable recommendations for how the University might comprehensively re-imagine public safety and provide for community well-being in fundamentally different ways.

Yale University engaged 21CP to conduct a top-to-bottom assessment of its public safety department’s practices and procedures in the wake of a controversial officer-involved shooting. 21CP assessed the department’s use of resources, staffing, deployment of technology, management structure, training, policies, and internal procedures. A significant part of 21CP’s was convening with community stakeholders to address issues and explore solutions.

21CP assisted USC’s 19-member Community Advisory Board, which the University’s President charged with making specific recommendations on policing and public safety on campus. 21CP provided support to the Board’s operations and processes, counsel on subject-matter areas relating to safety and community well-being, and assistance with the operational implementation of various proposed reforms and new initiatives.

21CP is overseeing implementation of a federal consent decree involving the Baltimore Police Department (BPD). The Consent Decree requires the Baltimore City Police Department to adopt several specific reforms aimed at ensuring effective, safe, and constitutional policing, including comprehensive changes in its policies, procedures, staffing, supervision, data and technology infrastructure, and day-to-day operations. Use of force, bias-free policing, and community policing issues are at the fore of 21CP’s ongoing collaboration with the Department and Baltimore’s diverse communities.

Oklahoma City asked 21CP to engage with the community, analyze, and make recommendations on seven specific policing and safety topics, including de-escalation, accountability, law enforcement raining on crisis response, alternative response to mental health calls, the creation of a violence interruption program, officer access to mental health services, and other topics. 21CP provided a final report that included 39 specific recommendations. The city subsequently retained 21CP to assist it in implementing the recommendations.

The City of South Bend engaged 21CP to conduct a comprehensive assessment of its practices relating to use of force, body-worn cameras, accountability structures, officer wellness, and bias-free policing. 21CP provided detailed, pragmatic recommendations for implementing best practices and making evidence-based changes to its operations where needed. This work involved direct engagement with community, government, and police stakeholders.

The City of Aurora engaged 21CP to assess the police department’s policies, procedures, and operations and to provide recommendations for enhancing the department’s efforts at providing safe, just, effective, and equitable public safety to the Aurora community. This engagement occurred in the context of other, separate inquiries into and relating to APD; the Independent Review Panel that addressed the death of Elijah McClain; the Colorado Attorney General’s Office conducting a “patterns and practices” investigation of APD; the Community Police Task Force reviewed APD’s practices and formulated specific recommendations. 21CP’s assessment focused on comparing APD’s practices, policies, and procedures against best, promising, and emerging national practices.

The City of Raleigh engaged 21CP to conduct an independent review of its police department’s practices, policies, and procedures on use of force and its response to protests and mass gatherings – and to provide concrete recommendations for reform. Across three phases of work, 21CP conducted an assessment and evaluation of the Raleigh Police Department’s practices with respect to force and protest response. The final report summarized findings and provide detailed, pragmatic, and actionable guidance for the city and police department on how to improve and strengthen its performance.

Temple University asked 21CP to evaluate and make recommendations to improve campus safety in the wake of the tragic deaths of a student and a Temple Police officer. 21CP’s work looked at community concerns about violence near campus, use of force, deployment strategies, stops and searches, officer training, and officer wellness. The final report offered 75 recommendations that the university committed to implementing. One year after the report was presented, Temple reported a 42% decrease in aggravated assaults and a 14% decline in motor vehicle thefts.

UCLA engaged 21CP to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the events related to the on-campus demonstrations, protests, and counter-protests in the spring of 2024, including the university’s police response and public safety planning. 21CP helped to establish a factual record and timeline of events, and presented recommendation to the university on changes, updates, and enhancements to policies and practices. 21CP also assisted UCLA with a variety of training and technical assistance activities.

Georgetown University includes multiple, growing campuses in Washington DC as well as a major hospital center. It engaged 21CP to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of their public safety and security service model. 21CP’s assessment culminated in a final report that identified a set of pragmatic recommendations for enhancing campus safety including short-, intermediate-, and long-term priorities.