21CP Solutions

What 21CP Solutions does

21CP Solutions is a professional services consulting firm founded in 2015 by Charles Ramsey, Sean Smoot, and Roberto Villaseñor, the co-chairs of President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The firm advises state, local, and tribal government agencies, higher education and K-12 institutions, and nonprofits and foundations on public safety reform, with service lines spanning organizational assessments, use-of-force and policy evaluations, consent-decree monitoring, staffing studies, training curriculum design, executive search, and risk management. Practice areas are marketed under six named offerings: Strategic Innovation, Education Services, 21CP Risk, Staffing Studies, Training, and Executive Search & Support, each delivered through custom consulting engagements rather than packaged products.

The firm does not develop or sell proprietary software or technology platforms; its core technology is the expertise of its practitioner bench, which includes roughly 40 named consultants and advisors — primarily former police chiefs of major U.S. cities (Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Los Angeles, Tucson, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Baltimore County), former senior DOJ officials (U.S. Marshals Service Director, COPS Office Director, Civil Rights Division deputies), and civil rights litigators. 21CP's revenue model is project-based professional services with no publicly disclosed pricing; engagements are scoped and quoted on a custom basis to government, university, and foundation clients, and delivered via direct relationship-based sales rather than channel partners.

The firm operates from a virtual office address in Scottsdale, Arizona, with engagements delivered nationally across at least 15 states and Washington DC. Notable client engagements include court-ordered monitoring of the Baltimore Police Department consent decree, independent reviews for Phoenix (200+ days of post-Floyd protest activity), Cleveland, Milwaukee, Anchorage, and Oklahoma City, and campus safety assessments for Harvard, Yale, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, and the University of Cincinnati. 21CP supplements its consulting work with thought-leadership content including a podcast, research publications, and an industry journal, and maintains partnerships with civic and foundation entities such as the Joyce Foundation, ADL, AFL-CIO, Everytown for Gun Safety, and Airbnb.

Name

21CP Solutions

Legal name

21CP Solutions LLC

Website

https://21cpsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

21CP Solutions is a 2015-founded professional services firm that advises municipal, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, universities, and nonprofits on public safety reform, including consent-decree monitoring, organizational assessments, staffing studies, and training, delivered by a bench of former police chiefs and senior DOJ officials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Safety Consulting Services: 21CP generates revenue through consulting engagements with government agencies, educational institutions, and organizations seeking public safety assessments, strategic planning, staffing analysis, training, and reform implementation support. Revenue is project-based and varies by engagement scope, duration, and complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

21CP Solutions is a professional services firm that delivers public safety consulting to government agencies, educational institutions, and civic organizations. Its work spans organizational assessments, policy reviews, staffing studies, training design, executive search, and federal consent decree monitoring, delivered by practitioners with direct law enforcement and civil rights experience.

Product overview

21CP Solutions offers a portfolio of professional consulting services for public safety organizations rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Strategic Innovation (organizational assessments and independent monitoring), Education Services (campus and school safety consulting), 21CP Risk (security risk management and executive protection), Staffing Studies (data-driven workforce analysis with interactive dashboards), Training (curriculum assessment and design), and Executive Search & Support (leadership recruitment and onboarding). These services are delivered through expert consulting engagements and are tailored to each client's specific needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Innovation Comprehensive organizational assessments, best-practice benchmarking, independent monitoring, case reviews, after-actions, and sentinel event reviews designed to strengthen agency capabilities, foster community trust, and support frontline officers. Intended for government agencies and institutions undergoing reform or oversight.
• Education Services Campus safety and security consulting for higher education and K-12 institutions, encompassing structural, cultural, workforce, and performance assessments to help schools create safe and trusting learning environments.
• 21CP Risk Risk management and executive security planning services for public servants, institutions, and events, including facility assessments, public meeting security, all-hazards planning, and sentinel event reviews.
• Staffing Studies Data-driven workforce assessment and optimization service using an interactive dashboard to project staffing needs based on organizational priorities and community expectations, analyzing calls for service, deployment efficiency, and operational performance.
• Training Law enforcement training assessment and evidence-based curriculum design and implementation services to ensure training programs reflect best practices and evolving community and officer needs.
• Executive Search & Support Community-centered executive recruitment, onboarding guidance, and leadership development services to help organizations find, integrate, and support effective public safety leaders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 79% reduction in out-of-school suspensions and 68% reduction in police notifications at Chicago Public Schools under Jadine Chou's leadership (a 21CP team member)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Joyce FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023The Joyce Foundation supported 21CP in assisting the Chicago Police Department operationalize community policing through a department-wide change management effort to improve community relationships, increase trust with residents, and reduce crime and violence. This partnership has produced research publications including 'Building Public Trust in Policing.'
• Philadelphia Soccer 2026coreStrategic or Co-development Partner21CP serves as the public safety planning partner for the Philadelphia Soccer 2026 Host City effort, providing staffing analysis, operational coordination, and integrated project management support for the FIFA World Cup fan festival and citywide operations.
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner21CP partnered with ADL's Center on Extremism to facilitate convenings across seven jurisdictions, bringing together law enforcement, NGOs, and community stakeholders to advance safety planning and election preparedness.
• AFL-CIOsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner21CP provided professional expertise on policing, police legislation, police collective bargaining and related issues to the AFL-CIO's Racial Justice Task Force. Separately provided security planning advice for the organization's national conference.
• Community Foundation for Southeast MichigansecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner21CP provided structured technical assistance and governance support to Eastern Michigan University's Public Safety Oversight Committee, including implementation planning, stakeholder engagement, and training materials development.
• Everytown for Gun SafetysecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner21CP provided ongoing strategic advisory services on law enforcement and public safety issues, offering an operational perspective on policy proposals, election-cycle considerations, and stakeholder engagement.
• States United for Democracy CentersecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner21CP partners and consultants provide ongoing strategic advisory services, partnership development support, and subject-matter expertise on law enforcement and public safety issues.
• Council of State GovernmentsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner21CP supported development of national public safety webinars by providing law enforcement expertise on officer wellness, emergency communications systems, and dispatcher support.
• AirbnbminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing high-profile safety incidents and growing public scrutiny, Airbnb engaged 21CP to advise on safety, law enforcement, and trust issues, helping the company build new systems and approaches to protect guests, hosts, and communities.
• CBSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner21CP partners served as law enforcement technical advisors to multiple network television productions, reviewing scripts and providing feedback to ensure alignment with constitutional policing principles and contemporary best practices.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Deloitte Government & Public Services:

Direct peers

• Hillard Heintze (a Kroll business): Security and public-safety advisory firm providing investigations, threat management, and law-enforcement consulting to government, education, and corporate clients. Direct competitor for police assessments, campus safety reviews, and executive protection work.
• Police Executive Research Forum (PERF): Nonprofit research and policy organization serving police chiefs and law enforcement leaders with guidance on use of force, training, and reform. Overlaps 21CP on research, training assessment, and best-practice dissemination for police agencies.
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP): Governing body for police chiefs worldwide providing training, research, and technical assistance on policing standards. Several 21CP consultants (e.g., Hassan Aden) previously led IACP programs; both serve overlapping municipal clients on policy and training.

Broad incumbents

• RAND Corporation (Public Safety / Justice Policy): Large nonprofit research institution with a longstanding public-safety and policing research practice producing studies on use of force, consent decrees, and reform. Competes for research-heavy portions of police-monitoring and reform engagements.
• CNA (Center for Naval Analyses) - Public Safety: Federally funded research and analysis organization with a public-safety division that conducts police policy reviews, training assessments, and consent-decree monitoring. Most direct institutional competitor for federal court-monitored work.
• McKinsey (Public Sector Practice): Global management consulting firm with public-sector and law-enforcement advisory work. Competes for the staffing-study, organizational-assessment, and reform-implementation portions of large agency engagements.
• Alvarez & Marsal Public Sector: Consulting firm with a public-sector practice offering operational and organizational restructuring for government agencies, including law enforcement. Comparable on staffing studies, organizational assessments, and turnaround engagements.
• Teneo (Public Sector Advisory): Global advisory firm with public-affairs and crisis-management practices that overlap with 21CP's executive risk, communications, and high-profile crisis response work for corporate and government clients.

Emerging players

• Crime and Justice Institute (CRJ): Nonprofit providing technical assistance, training, and policy support to justice agencies. Christine Cole, a 21CP consultant, formerly led CJI; both serve similar state and local public-safety clients on policy and operational reform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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