National Center for Policing Innovation

Organization Abbreviation: 
NCPI
Overview: 

VCPI serves as a powerful resource for public safety and communities nationwide, advancing public safety through the development and delivery of training (onsite and eLearning); consulting; technical assistance; program development, implementation, and management; and much more.  Since 1997, VCPI, a nonprofit organization, has trained over 70,000 public safety professionals and others in a wide variety of public safety topics.

VCPI’s experience and expertise expands beyond the development and delivery of training, to include:

  • Program Design & Implementation
  • Critical Response Technical Assistance
  • Organizational Assessments
  • Policy & Procedure Development
  • Research & Model Development
  • Community Policing Assessments
  • Data Analysis
  • Technology-Enhanced Toolkits & Resources
  • Community Engagement
  • Security Assessments
  • Instructor Development
  • and much more

As a leader in its field, VCPI continues to shape the future of public safety across the nation.  For more than twenty years, VCPI has enjoyed successful national partnerships with committed public safety practitioners, local law enforcement agencies, universities, private organizations, statewide organizations, and federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).  Each of these partnerships has afforded VCPI the opportunity to expand its reach and impact, advancing public safety nationwide… one person, one agency, one community at a time.

Active BJA Funded Project(s):

  • Violent Crime Reduction: Information, Messaging, and Engagement (VCRIME)
Provider Type: 
Nonprofit Organization
Headquarters Address: 
Virginia Center for Policing Innovation
413 Stuart Circle
Richmond, VA 23220
United States
Phone: (804) 644-0601
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