Building Safer Communities Through Partnership, Prevention, Preparedness, and Trust.
Request TrainingMoses Robinson Law Enforcement & Safety Consulting provides professional training, safety and security consulting, risk-reduction strategies, violence-prevention services, and community partnership development for law enforcement agencies, schools, municipalities, healthcare organizations, businesses, security providers, nonprofits, and public and private organizations.
Our approach combines public-safety experience with trauma-informed practices, de-escalation, cultural awareness, community engagement, emergency preparedness, and collaborative problem-solving.
Credentials
39+ years with the Rochester Police Department and law enforcement
20+ years as a School Resource Officer
Consultant to the U.S. DOJ COPS Office
Key to the City of Rochester
Law and Order Award 2023
Crisis Intervention Team member
More About MosesExperience. Service. Leadership. Community.
Moses Robinson brings 39+ years of experience in law enforcement, school safety, crime prevention, public safety, community engagement, youth development, training, and partnership building.
During his career with the Rochester Police Department, his assignments included service as a School Resource Officer, Crime Prevention Officer, Community Liaison Officer, instructor, and community partnership builder. His work has focused on strengthening relationships among law enforcement, youth, schools, families, faith communities, nonprofit organizations, multicultural communities, government leaders, and residents.
His consulting philosophy is built on a simple principle: public safety becomes stronger when professionals understand the people, environments, cultures, and communities they serve.
Professional Focus Areas
- Community-oriented policing
- School Resource Officer and school-safety engagement
- Crime prevention and environmental safety
- Trauma-informed public safety
- De-escalation and crisis intervention
- Youth-police relationship building
- Multicultural, immigrant, and New American engagement
- Community liaison and stakeholder facilitation
- Violence prevention and harm reduction
- Cross-system partnership development
Awards & Recognition
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Key to the City & “Officer Moses Robinson Day”
City of Rochester, presented by Mayor Malik D. Evans
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New York State Senate & Assembly Proclamation
Honoring his retirement after 39 years with the Rochester Police Department
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Rochester Living Legends
In recognition of his years of dedication and commitment to the community
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Black Icon Award
Vertus High School, in honor of his service and dedication to the Rochester community
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Officer Edwin Martinez Appreciation Award
Presented by the Martinez-Nobrega Family
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Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Monroe County American Legion (The Law and Order Award)
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Exemplary Volunteer Service Award
New York State Office for the Aging
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Truth and Action Recognition
BHS Black Student Union, honoring Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s commitment to social justice, education, and community building
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Policeman of the Year
Rochester Black Men Achieve Awards
Additional Honors
- Asian Pacific Islanders American (APAA) PIE Award (2023)
- Center for Youth Services Community Service Award
- Mason & Shriner’s Distinguished Community Service Award
- Rochester Safety Council Life Saving Award
- Missing & Exploited Children Law Enforcement Community Service Award
- Center for Dispute Settlement “Fair Play” Peacemaker Award
- AASASchool Administrator magazine
- WXXINeed To Know
- 13WHAMABC Rochester
- WHECRochester in Focus
- Not In Our TownSchool Guardian documentary
- U.S. DOJ COPS OfficeConsultant
- Rochester BeaconChief’s office promotion
- Democrat & Chronicle
In the Media
Videos
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Rochester in Focus: Moses Robinson on serving the community after nearly 40 years in uniform
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Longtime Rochester police officer retires after decades of service
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Faith & Blue events to kick off this weekend
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Play ball: National Faith and Blue Weekend aimed to build stronger relationships between multiple groups
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Moses Robinson: School Guardian
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The Front Row: an anti-gun-violence documentary filmed in Rochester
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Articles & Features
- Podcast · Promoting Resilience (University of Rochester) · January 2023“You can’t take away the hurt, but we can minimize the damage”: Using trauma-informed care in law enforcement
- U.S. DOJ COPS Office, The Dispatch · May 2022Be the Bridge with New American/Refugee Communities
- Families Together in NYS · April 2021Moses Robinson bio
- In his own words · September 2020Serving as the RPD’s Community Liaison Officer during the 2020 protests
Moses’s account of bridging the protest community and the police, from “Sit, Listen, and Learn” sessions to the City’s police reform plan.
- Rochester Beacon · September 2020Warren names RPD’s first female leader
Reports Moses Robinson’s promotion to the Rochester Police chief’s office, to focus on community engagement and violence reduction.
- Democrat & Chronicle · September 2020Moses Robinson, Gabriel Person named to RPD command staff: What to know about appointments
Profiles Moses Robinson’s appointment to the Rochester Police command staff.
- WXXI News · September 2020New interim police chief named for Rochester
Reports Moses Robinson joining the RPD command staff, working in the chief’s office on community engagement and violence reduction.
- AASA School Administrator · April 2019Sworn to Serve and Protect
- The New York Times · October 2015Police officers in schools
- Not In Our Town · April 2014Moses Robinson: School Resource Officer, Rochester, NY (Q&A)
Professional Safety Solutions for Public and Private Organizations
We help organizations identify vulnerabilities, strengthen preparedness, protect people, improve security practices, and develop practical strategies for safer environments.
Security and safety assessments
Risk identification and mitigation
Threat and vulnerability assessments
CPTED: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Physical-security reviews
Emergency preparedness
Critical-incident coordination
Visitor and access-management planning
Workplace violence prevention
Employee and public protection strategies
Event and crowd-safety planning
Emergency communication planning
Organizational safety protocols
Post-incident review and improvement planning
Reducing Preventable Harm Through Better Preparation
Our training and consulting help organizations strengthen policies, supervision, communication, documentation, preparedness, and staff decision-making. The goal is to reduce preventable incidents, improve safer interventions, protect employees and the public, and help reduce exposure to avoidable organizational and civil liability.
- Harm reduction
- Violence reduction
- Conflict prevention
- Improved critical decision-making
- Professional communication
- Organizational preparedness
- Employee safety
- Public safety
- Policy and practice alignment
- Post-incident improvement
Customized Training for Specific Missions, Populations, Environments, and Outcomes
Specialty Training is designed around the specific mission, population, demographics, culture, environment, safety concern, or desired outcome of an organization. Training can be customized to help participants understand the people and communities they serve while improving communication, decision-making, de-escalation, safety, and professional response.
Training Audiences
- Police departments
- School Resource Officers
- School Safety Officers
- Private security officers
- Healthcare security personnel
- Campus and corporate safety personnel
- Municipal employees
- Educational institutions
- Community organizations
- BIPOC organizations
- Cultural organizations
- Event organizers
- Public and private organizations
Training Outcomes
- Increase cultural awareness and understanding
- Improve communication across diverse communities
- Strengthen trauma-informed response
- Reduce misunderstandings before they escalate
- Strengthen de-escalation and conflict-resolution skills
- Reduce workplace violence and preventable harm
- Improve decision-making under stress
- Build trust with the public and community stakeholders
- Strengthen collaboration and organizational readiness
- Reduce preventable organizational risk and potential civil liability
Interactive Methods
- Scenario-based learning
- Case studies
- Interactive discussion
- Group problem-solving
- Community-informed education
- Leadership coaching
- Practical exercises
- Action planning
Our mission is not simply to prepare professionals to respond to conflict – it is to provide the knowledge, relationships, and skills that can help prevent conflict before it occurs.
Safer Schools Through Prevention, Relationships, Preparedness, and Partnership
School safety is strongest when educators, students, families, School Resource Officers, School Safety Officers, administrators, community organizations, and law enforcement share knowledge, communicate effectively, and work from a common prevention strategy.
Training & Consulting Areas
- Trauma-informed school safety
- School Resource Officer professional development
- School Safety Officer professional development
- Positive police-youth-school relationships
- Adolescent development and delinquency
- Behavioral indicators and early warning signs
- Threat awareness and violence prevention
- Gang awareness and prevention
- De-escalation and crisis intervention
- Emergency preparedness
- Cultural competency
- Family and student engagement
- School-community partnership development
Building Trust Through Community-Oriented Public Safety
Effective community policing requires more than enforcement. It requires communication, relationship building, cultural understanding, procedural fairness, problem-solving, and consistent engagement before, during, and after conflict.
Services and Training
- Community-oriented policing strategies
- Police-community relationship building
- Community listening sessions
- Community forums and facilitated dialogue
- Community liaison development
- De-escalation and conflict resolution
- Deconfliction training
- Youth-police engagement
- Faith-community partnerships
- Multicultural engagement
- Immigrant and New American engagement
- Whole-community collaborative problem-solving
Professional, Prepared, Community-Aware Security
Security personnel are often the first point of contact between an organization and the public. Our training strengthens professionalism, situational awareness, communication, customer service, de-escalation, cultural awareness, and emergency response.
Private security officer development
Healthcare security training
School and campus security
Corporate security
Event security
Public-facing communication
Conflict management
Workplace violence awareness
Emergency preparedness
De-escalation
Respectful and culturally responsive engagement
Training in Action
Strong Partnerships Create Stronger Safety Outcomes
Moses Robinson Law Enforcement & Safety Consulting helps organizations build relationships across systems so that safety is shared rather than isolated. Partnerships can include law enforcement, schools, healthcare, businesses, government, nonprofits, faith communities, cultural organizations, youth organizations, residents, and community leaders.
- Stakeholder mapping
- Community partnership development
- Cross-system communication
- Facilitated relationship building
- Community listening and engagement
- School-community partnerships
- Faith and nonprofit partnerships
- Violence-prevention collaboration
- Community leadership engagement
National Faith & Blue Weekend
Training Characteristics & Core Values
Innovation
Practical solutions for evolving safety challenges.
Diversity & Inclusion
Respecting the communities, cultures, and people we serve.
Making a Difference
Creating measurable and meaningful outcomes.
Person-Centered
Keeping dignity, safety, and lived experience at the center.
Results-Oriented
Focusing on practical, usable outcomes.
Excellence in Service
Professional, responsive, high-quality support.
Community Connectedness
Building relationships that strengthen safety.
Collaboration
Bringing people and systems together around shared goals.
Integrity & Accountability
Acting with honesty, professionalism, and responsibility.
Work-Life Integration
Supporting healthy professionals and organizations.
Honoring People and Their Work
Respecting the contributions of those serving communities.
Resources
Tools, information, and announcements for schools, agencies, security teams, and community partners. New resources will be added here as they become available.
- School-safety resources
- Workplace-violence information
- De-escalation resources
- Community-policing information
- Event-safety checklists
- Security-planning resources
- Violence-prevention information
- Community partnership tools
- Training announcements
- Professional articles and commentary
Prepare People. Reduce Risk. Prevent Violence. Strengthen Safety. Build Trust.
Moses Robinson Law Enforcement & Safety Consulting helps organizations understand the people they serve, prepare for the environments in which they operate, reduce risk, strengthen professional response, prevent violence, and build partnerships that create safer outcomes.