Homefront Protective Group, Inc.

What Homefront Protective Group, Inc. does

Homefront Protective Group, Inc. is a privately held law enforcement training company founded in 1998 by Lou Savelli, a retired NYPD Detective Sergeant, and headquartered at 4809 Avenue N in the New York metropolitan area. The company provides specialized training courses for sworn law enforcement personnel across the United States, including police officers, detectives, sheriff's deputies, federal agents, corrections officers, and investigative specialists. Training is delivered through three formats: in-person courses at agency locations, live interactive online sessions via Zoom, and on-demand self-paced video courses. Course offerings span 30+ specialized topics, including branded proprietary programs such as EduTRAINment, Identifying Deceptive Behavior, Tactical Interviewing Method, 99 Signs of Danger, and Street Surveillance Techniques. Most courses result in POST-certified certificates of completion.

The business model is per-seat tuition pricing, ranging from $50 for on-demand video to $625 for three-day in-person executive/dignitary protection courses, with live online courses typically priced at $125-$175 and certain drug interdiction courses offered at no cost to law enforcement. Distribution combines direct outreach, host-agency co-training arrangements (where agencies provide venue and promotion in exchange for free seats), partnerships with federal and regional counterdrug training centers (NCTC, MCTC, RCTA, WRCTC, FLETC, HSI, HIDTA), and listings on state POST training calendars. The company employs Lou Savelli as President and a network of hand-picked expert instructors; specific headcount is not publicly disclosed. Lou Savelli personally trains over 5,000 law enforcement officers annually, with thousands more trained through the broader instructor network across hundreds of agencies in 16+ states. There is no disclosed revenue, no institutional funding, no parent company, and no public ticker.

Name

Homefront Protective Group, Inc.

Legal name

Homefront Protective Group, Inc.

Website

https://homefrontprotect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Homefront Protective Group, founded in 1998 by retired NYPD Detective Sergeant Lou Savelli, provides reality-based law enforcement training courses across 30+ specialized topics via in-person, live online, and on-demand formats to police officers, investigators, and federal agents across hundreds of US agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Training Services

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Investigations, Interviewing & Surveillance Training (BPAKAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Defensive Tactics, Use-of-Force & De-escalation Training (EDAOAMAM), Executive Protection & Close Protection Training (EDAOAMAG), Executive Protection (Close Protection) Training & Certification (BPAKAOAC)

Keywords

• Law enforcement training
• Reality-based training
• Interview and interrogation
• Deception detection
• Executive protection training

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

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

Revenue model

1. Course Tuition Fees: Primary revenue stream from per-student tuition fees charged for law enforcement training courses. Pricing varies by course format (in-person, live online, on-demand) and duration. Payment via credit card at registration or invoice by request for agencies. Cancellation policy: full refund if cancelled 48+ hours prior, credit for future course.
2. On-Demand Video Training: Self-paced video courses available starting at $50 per title with certificate of completion and documented training hours. Group rates and bundle pricing available for agencies. Contact [email protected] for customized agency packages.
3. Host Agency Training Contracts: Agencies can secure exclusive training through official proposals/quotes for guaranteed course delivery. Co-hosting arrangements provide free seats to host agencies while external attendees pay tuition that funds the program.
4. Grant-Funded Training Programs: Collaboration with agencies to develop training aligned with available grant funding, ensuring compliance with specified requirements and budgetary guidelines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Homefront Protective Group delivers specialized training courses for law enforcement professionals across three formats: in-person (classroom and hands-on practical exercises), live online via Zoom, and on-demand self-paced video. The catalog covers reality-based instruction in topics such as interview and interrogation, deception detection, surveillance operations, drug identification, dignitary/executive protection, officer-involved shootings, abuse investigations, social media intelligence, and AI tools for police, taught by active and recently retired veteran practitioners.

Product overview

Homefront Protective Group provides a comprehensive law enforcement training platform with three delivery formats: In-Person Training Courses (traditional classroom settings with hands-on exercises), On-Demand/Self-Paced Training Courses (flexible video-based learning available anytime), and Live Online Training Courses (real-time interactive sessions). The company offers numerous specialized courses including Identifying Deceptive Behavior™, Tactical Interviewing Method™, Street Surveillance Techniques™, Officer-Involved Shootings Response and Investigation, Artificial Intelligence Essentials, 99 Signs of Danger™, Armed Suspect Recognition, Advanced Abuse Investigations, Dangerous Street Drugs training, Death Investigations, Decoding Threats and Deception, and Social Media Intelligence to Evidence. All courses are taught by veteran law enforcement instructors with field experience and result in certificates of completion for POST requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Person Training Courses Classroom-based law enforcement training courses blending lecture instruction with hands-on practical exercises; delivered at agency facilities, regional counterdrug training centers, or partner venues for law enforcement professionals.
• Live Online Training Courses Real-time, interactive training sessions delivered remotely via Zoom in two-hour or longer segments, available to any law enforcement agency with internet access; sessions are recorded for registrants who cannot attend live.
• On-Demand / Self-Paced Training Courses Pre-recorded video training courses for law enforcement professionals accessible anytime, starting at $50 per title, with certificates of completion and documented training hours; group rates and bundle pricing available for agencies.
• Identifying Deceptive Behavior™ Nationally accredited interviewing and deception detection system that teaches law enforcement officers to detect verbal and nonverbal manifestations of deception, providing a tactical, investigative, and communication edge.
• Tactical Interviewing Method™ Course training law enforcement professionals to conduct effective prisoner interviews and debriefings using psychological interview techniques, rapport building, detecting deception, kinesiology, subconscious interview tactics, and tactical phraseology.
• Street Surveillance Techniques™ Three-day hands-on training immersing attendees in realistic street surveillance scenarios, including drug dealing, burglaries, robberies with physical surveillance on foot, in vehicles, and in public businesses.
• 99 Signs of Danger™ Training that exposes indicators warning law enforcement officers of impending danger, armed suspects, and pre-attack situations to enhance officer safety and threat recognition.
• Armed Suspect Recognition and Firearm Seizure Training Course Hands-on training instructing law enforcement to recognize characteristics of armed suspects and to apply proactive tactics for apprehending armed suspects and firearm violators.
• Officer-Involved Shootings: Response and Investigation Comprehensive training on effectively responding to and investigating officer-involved shootings, covering body-worn camera footage, investigative steps, officer interviews, and liability considerations.
• Artificial Intelligence Essentials: Empowering Police & Corrections with Next Generation AI Tools Course describing how AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini can assist officers with intelligence gathering, generating investigative leads, data analysis, and workflow automation.
• Advanced Abuse Investigations: Domestic Violence, Strangulation, and Child Abuse Two-day advanced training on investigative strategies for domestic violence, strangulation assaults, and physical and sexual child abuse, with focus on forensic evidence and trauma-informed approaches; POST-certified with certificate of completion.
• Dangerous Street Drugs - 2026: 1 Day Crash Course Training exposing law enforcement to dangerous drugs, emerging drugs, drug trends, counterfeit drugs, and modified substances including Fentanyl, synthetic opioids, and new psychoactive substances.
• Death Investigations Mastering Scene Protocol, Documentation, and Courtroom Testimony Live online training on proper death scene response, search patterns, the 26 stages of death, and techniques for differentiating between suicide and homicide investigations.
• Decoding Threats and Deception: Behavioral and Linguistic Analysis Training on identifying and interpreting nonverbal cues (kinesics, proxemics) and linguistic analysis to detect deception and evaluate statement reliability.
• Social Media: From Intelligence to Evidence Two-day hands-on course teaching law enforcement to use social media and the Internet for intelligence gathering, tracking suspects, identifying gang members, and conducting undercover investigations online.
• EduTRAINment™ Seminars Dynamic, educational, and motivating training format developed and instructed by Lou Savelli, providing cutting-edge law enforcement instruction in a fun, motivational, and dynamic experience designed to leave students empowered.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 law enforcement officers trained annually by Lou Savelli alone
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northeast Counterdrug Training Center (NCTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomefront provides training courses for this Pennsylvania-based counterdrug training center, one of the premier law enforcement training facilities in the Eastern US.
• Midwest Counterdrug Training Center (MCTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomefront delivers training programs at this Iowa-based center serving law enforcement agencies throughout the Midwest region.
• Regional Counterdrug Training Academy (RCTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMississippi-based training academy partnership for delivering Homefront's reality-based law enforcement training to agencies in the Southeast.
• Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center (WRCTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington State-based center providing Homefront training courses to law enforcement agencies across the Western United States.
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomefront provides training courses for FLETC, the primary training provider for federal law enforcement personnel.
• Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartment of Homeland Security component that receives Homefront training for agents involved in counterterrorism, counterproliferation, and criminal investigations.
• High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffice of National Drug Control Policy program that receives Homefront training to support drug enforcement operations in designated high-intensity areas.
• East Coast Gang Investigator's AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLou Savelli serves as cofounder and Deputy Director. Professional association supporting gang investigators through training and networking.
• New York Gang Investigators AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLou Savelli serves as Training Director. State-level professional organization for gang investigators.
• Various State and Local Law Enforcement AgenciescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHundreds of agencies host Homefront training courses, serving as venue providers and promotional channels in exchange for free seats for their officers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vickers Tactical: Trainer-led tactical and defensive firearms instruction founded by retired Marine Corps instructor Dave Vickers — comparable in instructor-led, methodology-driven training delivery and law enforcement/armed-professional audience.
• National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA): Long-established membership and training association serving SWAT, tactical, and patrol officers — overlaps with Homefront in tactical and operational training but operates as a broader membership body rather than a single-course catalog competitor.
• SIG Sauer Academy: Manufacturer-operated firearms and tactical training center serving military, law enforcement, and civilians — comparable in the instructor-led, multi-format training delivery model that Homefront uses, with overlap in officer-safety and weapons-handling content.
• Smith & Wesson Academy: Manufacturer-affiliated firearms and tactics training facility offering multi-day law enforcement courses — comparable in delivery format (in-person multi-day, agency-attendee model) but narrower in subject matter (firearms-centric).

Direct peers

• ALERRT Center (Texas State University): Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training center funded by the US Department of Justice to deliver active-shooter and rapid-response training nationwide — a federally affiliated training peer that competes for similar federal training dollars and agency contracts.
• Below 100: Officer safety training nonprofit focused on reducing line-of-duty deaths through awareness, decision-making, and tactics — a comparable mission and content peer in the US law enforcement training market, particularly adjacent to Homefront's '99 Signs of Danger' curriculum.
• Lexipol (Police1): Lexipol operates Police1.com and a public-safety e-learning platform serving thousands of agencies with policy, training, and news content — the most direct online training and content-market peer to Homefront's on-demand and live-online courses.
• Force Science Institute: Research-based training and consulting for law enforcement on human factors, use of force, and officer decision-making under stress — comparable to Homefront's investigative and behavioral analysis courses (deception detection, tactical interviewing) in audience and instructor-driven delivery.
• Police Technical: Investigative and interview training provider for law enforcement covering deception detection, statement analysis, and interrogation — the closest direct peer to Homefront's 'Identifying Deceptive Behavior' and 'Tactical Interviewing Method' offerings.
• Calibre Press: Founded by Jim Glennon, Calibre Press is a long-standing reality-based law enforcement training company offering seminars and online content on officer survival, leadership, and tactics — directly comparable to Homefront's scenario-driven, instructor-led methodology for sworn officers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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