Center for Public Safety Management’s Managing Partner, Leonard Matarese, was featured on the cover of the August 2024 edition of PM Magazine, through his authored article: “Public Safety for Residents with Disabilities from My Perspective.” Click here to read! The issue focuses on “Emergency Management & Public Safety Reimagined.” Leonard’s article delves into the challenges…
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Law enforcement recruiting difficulties call for new and creative approaches
by: Buffalo News Editorial Board “We still wear the white hat,” said Erie County District Attorney John Flynn in a recent News report on law enforcement personnel shortages. Flynn, in common with many other leaders in criminal justice agencies across the U.S., is pushing against the stigma that clings to law enforcement after the 2020…
FREE WEBINAR: Transforming Law Enforcement to Address Public Health
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Equity and Inclusion/Social Justice: ICMA Community Conversations
Marchers in the street are demanding that communities re-evaluate what is being spent on policing. Are there better alternatives?
Let’s start with the roadmaps that are out there. National law enforcement experts will discuss the 21st Century Policing report prepared by The President’s Task Force in May 2015. They will look at the history which led up to the report and cover highlights that remain applicable today.
But for communities that want to look at reforming, improving, or “defunding” police in various tasks – they”ll also discuss how go about it, i.e, reallocating some police resources to bring in social workers, EMS responders, mental health specialists, and other professionals able to respond to emergency calls.
Moderator:
Tom Wieczorek, Director, Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM)
Panelists:
Matt Fulton, Vice President, POLCO, National Citizen Survey/National Research Center
Deputy Chief Wayne Hiltz, B.S., former Interim Chief of Police, Pasadena and Irwindale Police Department, California
Chief Demosthenes M. Long, ED.D, J.D., M.A., Associate, Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM)
Leonard Matarese, Director, Research and Development, Center for Public Safety Management (CPSM)
Chief John E. Perez, Chief of Police, City of Pasadena, California
Matt Zavadsky, President, National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
Meet the CPSM Team: Leonard Matarese
Staff Spotlight: Leonard Matarese, M.P.A., ICMA-CM, IPMA-SCP Co-founder & Principal of CPSM / Director of Research & Project Development Leonard Matarese is a specialist in public sector administration with particular expertise in public safety issues. With over 50 years of public sector experience, his many roles have included law enforcement officer, police chief, public safety director,…
Leonard Matarese Appointed to SFPD Task Force
Leonard Matarese, co-founder and Principal of CPSM, was selected in May 2018 to join the San Francisco Police Department Staffing Task Force.
Beyond the Parkland School Shootings
By Leonard Matarese, ICMA-CM, IPMA-CP How looking at the aftermath of this tragedy provides insights that can help communities plan with the goal to prevent or mitigate the devastation of future events Parkland, Florida, is the type of community that many Americans strive to be able to call home. Located in the northwest corner of…
CPSM Provides Recommendations for Charlevoix EMS Program
In 2018, CPSM delivered a comprehensive list of recommendations for the Emergency Medical Services Program in the City of Charlevoix.
CPSM Attends 2018 ICMA Annual Conference
The CPSM team attended and presented at the 2018 ICMA Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
Leonard Matarese Weighs In On Lafayette Sales Tax
Leonard Matarese was recently interviewed regarding a new sales tax proposed by the Lafayette Police Department.
Coconut Creek Begins Implementation of CPSM Recommendations
CPSM implemented a rigorous project schedule to deliver an Operation and Data Analysis Report for the Coconut Creek Police Department.