History

Established in 1997 by the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS) the Louisiana Community Policing Institute (LCPI) was a part of the Regional Community Policing Institute (RCPI) Network, 35 Institutes strong.

Through a partnership with the Gulf States HIDTA, LCPI began offering training in Mississippi and Alabama. In 2002 our relationship with Mississippi and Alabama became permanent when LCPI changed our name and our region to the Gulf States Regional Community Policing Institute. We expanded our Governing Board to include members from those states and shared our resources and relationships evenly.

GSRCPI continued to grow through partnerships and national training opportunities. GSRCPI was chosen to partner with IACP to deliver the COPS Technology In-Car Camera Training.   

Our course offerings have grown over the years far beyond our original roots of community policing into areas such as DNA, Human Trafficking, Risk Management, Leadership for Law Enforcement, Homeland Defense and Emergency Preparedness.  In 2001 with the events of 9-11 and again in 2005 with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita our mission expanded to take on a wider audience. In 2006, the GSRCPI Board voted to change our name to reflect the expansion of our cutting edge offerings; GSRCPI became the Gulf States Regional Center for Public Safety Innovations. Still GSRCPI, still the same staff dedicated to making you and your communities safer, this name represents what we have grown into and allows room for what we can become in the future. We hope you will celebrate our growth and continue to be a part of our future.

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