SF Police Effectiveness Review |
| Overview | The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) hired international law enforcement experts Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to help overhaul hundreds of its policies and practices, with the goal of making the SFPD a model of effective policing. |
| The Challenge | With diverse stakeholders, complex and controversial topics, and significant media attention on the process, the SFPD knew building public support for its new initiatives would be a difficult process. PERF hires Barbary Coast to help them with this formidable task. |
| Our Work | Barbary Coast was tasked with developing avenues for public participation in the Police Effectiveness Review and with managing media outreach and messaging for the project. |
| The Result | With strong support from the SFPD’s internal and external stakeholders, the SFPD was able to implement dozens of recommendations that resulted from the study. |