Police Administrator II
Los Angeles Police Department
LOS ANGELES, California, United States
Joel Lopez was born and raised in public housing in the rural community of Tulare, CA. Mr. Lopez earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2011, Mr. Lopez partnered with Los Angeles Police Department Sgt Emada Tingirides to work with the Mayors Gang Reduction/Youth Development Department and Connie Rice’s Urban Peace Institute to develop the innovative White House recognized, Community Safety Partnership Program (CSP). Over the last 11 years, CSP has been successful in reducing crime by creating community partnerships to increase trust and safety across the most impoverished and violent public housing developments. The program started in the public housing communities of Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens, Imperial Courts and Ramona Gardens. As of 2020, the program has expanded to 10 communities. In September of 2020 Mr. Lopez joined the Los Angeles Police Department’s new Community Safety Partnership Bureau as a Civilian Assistant Commanding Officer, joining newly appointed Deputy Chief Emada Tingirides to continue their work.
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