Strategic Partner
A CDRI strategic partner, Joe Brann is founder and CEO of Joseph Brann & Associates, LLC (also known as JBA), a consulting firm serving public sector clients. JBA provides tailored services to achieve improvements in policing, specializing in management performance and accountability, successful implementation of crime reduction strategies, and the adoption of effective problem solving measures.
Employment History
President, April 2001 - present
Joseph Brann & Associates, LLC
Founder and CEO of Joseph Brann & Associates, LLC (also known as JBA), a consulting firm serving public sector clients. JBA provides tailored services to achieve improvements in policing, specializing in management performance and accountability, successful implementation of crime reduction strategies, and the adoption of effective problem solving measures. Particular emphasis is placed on diagnosing the organizational and community culture so that community policing and community governance solutions developed are suitable to the unique aspects of the particular community. New and evolving best practices, policies, information system technologies and other considerations are evaluated for their ability to improve the organization's crime reduction and public safety goals. The firm is also engaged in conducting monitoring services of police reform measures on behalf of federal and state courts and DOJ authorities. Currently, JBA serves as the California Attorney General's consultant and monitor for the Riverside Police Department, and as a Special Master for the Cincinnati, Ohio Police Department.
Senior Vice President, August 1999 - March 2001
PSComm, LLC
Served as Senior Vice President with this international consulting firm that specializes in public safety management. Worked with public sector organizations to address organizational development issues, policy analysis and the development and application of crime reduction strategies and new technologies to improve police performance. The firm is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Director, December 1994 - July 1999
COPS Office, U.S. Department of Justice
Appointed by President Clinton to serve as the Director of this newly created component of the Department of Justice and charged with implementing key elements of the 1994 Crime Act. The COPS Office was the lead agency at the federal level in advancing community policing through their administration of grant programs supporting over 13,000 local and state law enforcement agencies and furthering "best practice" research related to policing strategies and programs. The annual budget of this agency exceeded $1.4 billion.
Chief of Police, January 1990 - January 1995
City of Hayward, CA
Served as Chief of Police in this ethnically diverse, urban community of approximately 140,000 residents located in the San Francisco Bay area. The Hayward Police Department attracted national recognition as a model community-policing agency during Chief Brann's tenure as Police Chief, based on innovations and leadership in merging the concepts and philosophy of community policing with problem solving training and strategies.
Police Captain, June 1969 - January 1990
City of Santa Ana, CA
Served in all ranks from police officer through police captain, in various divisions and key assignments. This is a densely populated and ethnically diverse community of more than 330,000 residents. The SAPD is recognized as one of the earliest pioneers in the community policing movement. In the 1970s - 80s, the SAPD was instrumental in developing innovative organizational strategies and programs that have been recognized for their effectiveness in changing traditional policing culture and institutionalizing the community policing philosophy.
Professional Accomplishments
COPS Office, United States Department of Justice:
Established a new federal agency within the U. S. Department of Justice that provided funding for over 100,000 police officers and crafted national strategies to support the expansion of community policing at the state and local level.
Created a national network of 30 Regional Community Policing Institutes to provide training and support for local law enforcement agencies and community members.
Advocated for and provided funding to conduct research, implement new strategies and evaluate programs dealing with critical contemporary policing issues including: Racial Profiling, Police Ethics/Integrity, Youth Firearm Violence, Gangs, Domestic Violence, the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders and initiatives dealing with "Community Justice" and "Restorative Justice" models.
Pioneered the development and funded the implementation of "3-1-1" in communities across the United States. 3-1-1, a national non-emergency phone number, was established to create improved access to non-emergency public safety and other local government services while reducing demands on the 9-1-1 system.
Hayward, California Police Department:
Established a strategic planning process, involving broad-based employee and community participation, which guided the implementation and evolution of HPD's Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) philosophy.
Implemented a centralized data and information services bureau to support and oversee the installation of a state-of-the-art computer system capable of meeting the department's dispatching, records management and information systems (CAD/RMS/MIS) needs.
Instituted a decentralized patrol (Area Command) system in order to improve police department responsiveness and management accountability at the neighborhood level.
Fostered changes in the recruitment, hiring and training practices that significantly improved the Department's success in attracting and maintaining a representative workforce.
Successfully dealt with major budget shortages and organizational downsizing by leading the agency through a process to identify alternative funding sources (new fees, grants, and enterprise fund charges) and service delivery strategies (service prioritization, creation of volunteer programs, expanded use of civilians, etc.)
Santa Ana, California Police Department:
Chaired the development of SAPD's "Five Year Plan" to develop long-term organizational strategies to deal with service demands, increasing growth and diversity in the community and promote improved collaboration among governmental agencies.
Designed, developed, and managed a wide array of crime prevention programs that received recognition as national models by the National Crime Prevention Institute, FBI, American Association of Retired Persons, California Department of Justice and Office of Criminal Justice Planning.
In concert with other local agencies, created a Regional Narcotics Suppression Program that resulted in asset seizures exceeding $100,000,000 in five years and major reductions in street level narcotics activity. This program became a model for other regional drug enforcement programs involving federal, state and local agencies.
Implemented personnel and financial practices to correct significant financial and human resource problems associated with disability retirements and worker's compensation claims. Disability retirements were reduced by 50% annually and industrial injuries by 47%.
Initiated and chaired the development of the California Model Building Security Ordinance. This document was subsequently adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials as Chapter 41 of the Uniform Building Code and has contributed to significant reductions in burglaries and thefts across the country.
Education
Master of Public Administration - University of Southern California, 1979
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice - California State University, Fullerton, 1975
Graduate, FBI National Academy, 144th Session, 1986
Doctoral Program, Public Administration (all but dissertation completed) -- University of Southern California
Professional Affiliations/Honors
Chairman of the Board, National Institute for Policing in a Free Society
Honored as the "1998 Person of the Year" by Law Enforcement News for the creation of 3-1-1, the national non-emergency public safety phone number
"New Pioneer" Award, National Association of Drug Court Professionals, 2000
Distinguished Alumni Award (1998) -- California State University, Fullerton
Police Executive Research Forum, Member
International Association of Chiefs of Police, Member
Advisory Board Member, Community Safety Initiative, Local Improvement Support Corporation
Former Ex-Officio Member, U.S. Attorney General's National Advisory Committee on Domestic Violence
Former Member, Advisory Committee for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glencoe, GA
Past President and Member, Alameda County Police Chiefs' and Sheriff's Association
Former Member, International City/County Management Association, Advisory Board Member, Community Policing Task Force
Former Member, California Attorney General's Advisory Committee on Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS)
Contact:
4232 Pascal Place
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
310-265-7479
fax: 310-265-9404
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