End of Year Message From The WSCPA President
Dear Members and Friends,
As 2020 comes to a close, we at the Washington State Crime Prevention Association want to give you a preview of what is on the horizon for 2021.
First, we are extending our suspension of membership dues through the end of the 2021 calendar year. This means that individuals and organizations may join for free and received all the benefits of membership, such as discounted pricing on classes and trainings, as well as free online trainings. Please click here to join today!
Secondly, we will be launching a series of online and virtual trainings, meetings and networking sessions throughout the year. Our first online training that will be offered is on Implicit Bias, which is scheduled to launch February 1, 2021. Besides this topic being an important one for law enforcement and businesses to consider, one substantial benefit for this particular training is that if you are seeking accreditation in the future from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, this class can apply towards the standard on implicit bias, should your Administration choose to endorse it for its members. Additional online training topics will be posted on our website throughout the year.
We will also introduce a series of virtual Crime Prevention/Community Outreach sessions. Select board members will host and cover a variety of topics such, as “Challenges in 2021”, “Social Distancing Community Engagement Ideas”, and other topics focused on Crime Prevention, Community Outreach and Community Engagement.
We do hope to provide in-person training in 2021. However, we recognize that that this is will be dependent on whether we are able to gather in-person during to the pandemic, as well as budget constraints that many organizations and agencies face. Therefore, we will continue to explore how to provide you with our core training programs on Basic Crime Prevention, Crime Prevention Through Community Engagement, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in a virtual environment
Finally, I would like to meet connect with you (virtually, or course). Therefore, in January, I am hosting listening sessions where I can get to know what is important to you and what you want from WSCPA. The listening sessions are scheduled for:
• Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from 12:00-1:30pm
• Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 3:30 – 5:00pm
• Thursday, January 14, 2021, from 9:00 – 10:30am
To register, please click on the hyperlink for the session that you would like to attend. After registering, you will receive a link with information on how to log into that meeting. If you have any problems with registering, please reach out to me.
Here's To 2021! A new year will bring many new challenges as well as opportunities. Whether you work for a law enforcement agency, a health care provider, a community-based entity, a private security company, or a business improvement area, we are all in the business of building safer communities, and we all benefit from the knowledge and experience that each one of us brings to the table.
Thank you for the work you do every day and the service to your communities. We wish you the best for the Holidays and for the new year. Stay safe, stay healthy, and let us support each other in the times ahead. We hope to see you soon.
Mark Solomon, CPD
President, Washington State Crime Prevention Association
Crime Prevention Coordinator, Seattle Police Department
As 2020 comes to a close, we at the Washington State Crime Prevention Association want to give you a preview of what is on the horizon for 2021.
First, we are extending our suspension of membership dues through the end of the 2021 calendar year. This means that individuals and organizations may join for free and received all the benefits of membership, such as discounted pricing on classes and trainings, as well as free online trainings. Please click here to join today!
Secondly, we will be launching a series of online and virtual trainings, meetings and networking sessions throughout the year. Our first online training that will be offered is on Implicit Bias, which is scheduled to launch February 1, 2021. Besides this topic being an important one for law enforcement and businesses to consider, one substantial benefit for this particular training is that if you are seeking accreditation in the future from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, this class can apply towards the standard on implicit bias, should your Administration choose to endorse it for its members. Additional online training topics will be posted on our website throughout the year.
We will also introduce a series of virtual Crime Prevention/Community Outreach sessions. Select board members will host and cover a variety of topics such, as “Challenges in 2021”, “Social Distancing Community Engagement Ideas”, and other topics focused on Crime Prevention, Community Outreach and Community Engagement.
We do hope to provide in-person training in 2021. However, we recognize that that this is will be dependent on whether we are able to gather in-person during to the pandemic, as well as budget constraints that many organizations and agencies face. Therefore, we will continue to explore how to provide you with our core training programs on Basic Crime Prevention, Crime Prevention Through Community Engagement, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in a virtual environment
Finally, I would like to meet connect with you (virtually, or course). Therefore, in January, I am hosting listening sessions where I can get to know what is important to you and what you want from WSCPA. The listening sessions are scheduled for:
• Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from 12:00-1:30pm
• Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 3:30 – 5:00pm
• Thursday, January 14, 2021, from 9:00 – 10:30am
To register, please click on the hyperlink for the session that you would like to attend. After registering, you will receive a link with information on how to log into that meeting. If you have any problems with registering, please reach out to me.
Here's To 2021! A new year will bring many new challenges as well as opportunities. Whether you work for a law enforcement agency, a health care provider, a community-based entity, a private security company, or a business improvement area, we are all in the business of building safer communities, and we all benefit from the knowledge and experience that each one of us brings to the table.
Thank you for the work you do every day and the service to your communities. We wish you the best for the Holidays and for the new year. Stay safe, stay healthy, and let us support each other in the times ahead. We hope to see you soon.
Mark Solomon, CPD
President, Washington State Crime Prevention Association
Crime Prevention Coordinator, Seattle Police Department
