Public Safety & Crime Prevention Committee (PSCP)

Committee Leadership

                Chair                                          Vice Chair                                     Vice Chair
                                                                                                                   
         Dennis Gillette                       Erich Von Hackney                            Kyle Jones                             
                 Mayor                                 Councilmember                              Vice Mayor
Thousand Oaks, California      Lumberton, North Carolina               Mesa, Arizona

Committee Rosters

Policy and Advocacy Committee         
Steering Committee                            

National Municipal Policy 

2010 PSCP Policy Chapter
2010 PSCP Resolutions

Commitee Purpose and Process

NLC policy is developed by seven committees of municipal officials.  Each committee consists of two bodies:

• A larger policy and advocacy committee, which chooses the policy agenda for the year and reviews the proposed policy proposals and resolutions drafted on that agenda by the steering committee; and
• A steering committee, which researches the agenda topics chosen and drafts policy positions for policy and advocacy committee review.

Policy changes accepted by each policy and advocacy are subsequently forwarded to the entire membership for approval and inclusion in NLC's National Municipal Policy (NMP).  The NMP is a collection of position statements on a variety of issues with immediate and long-term implications for the nation's cities and towns.  Developed through the deliberative, member-driven policy development process described above, the NMP states the policy positions that frame NLC's advocacy efforts.

Each of the seven committees has a specific set of issues under its jurisdiction, and policy development in each committee is limited to these issues.  The Public Safety and Crime Prevention (PSCP) Committee is responsible for policy in the areas of crime prevention, corrections, substance abuse, municipal fire policy, juvenile justice, disaster preparedness and relief, homeland security, domestic terrorism, court systems and gun control.

Upcoming Events

2010 PSCP Steering Committee Fall Meeting
Thursday, September 30 to Saturday, October 2
San Jose, California

Previous Committee Meeting Resources

2010 PSCP Steering Committee Spring Meeting, SeaTac, Washington

• PSCP Steering Committee Spring Briefing Book
• PSCP Steering Committee Spring Meeting Summary
• Presentation: Public Safety, Government, Wireless and Spectrum
• Presentation: The National Broadband Plan and Public Safety

2010 Congressional City Conference, Washington, District of Columbia

• 2010 Congressional City Conference PSCP Policy and Advocacy Committee Book

2009 Congress of Cities, San Antonio, Texas

• 2009 Congress of Cities Policy and Advocacy Committee Book

2009 PSCP Fall Steering Committee Meeting, Thornton, Colorado

• PSCP Steering Committee Fall Briefing Book

PSCP Committee Contact

For more information on the PSCP Committee, please contact Mitch Herckis, Principal Associate, Federal Relations, at herckis@nlc.org or 202-626-3124.