Presentations & Focus Groups

Engaging Stakeholders

Listening to and learning from public safety officers and administrators, community members, government representatives, and experts in criminal justice has been vital to developing the WADEPS platform and driving innovation. Focus groups, presentations, surveys, and meetings with a wide range of stakeholders have revealed valuable insights and contributed to program refinements that will better serve Washington’s public safety data needs.

Organizations and community groups interested in hosting a presentation or focus group may contact us at wa.deps@wsu.edu to discuss opportunities.

A sample of WADEPS outreach includes:

Public Safety Organizations

Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC)
May 2025; November 2024; May 2024; November 2023;

Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs
May 2025

Criminal Justice Training Commission
March 2025

Victim advocate and FOP representatives
January 2025

Pierce County Police Chief’s Association Executive Board
October 2024

911 Advisory Committee
April 2024

Pullman Police Advisory Committee
April 2024; March 2023

Mason County Sheriff’s Breakfast
March 2024

Public and Academic Groups

American Society of Criminology
November 2024

American Society of Evidence Based Policing
May 2024

Empowered Everett
March 2024

Community Focus Groups

Advisory Board for Criminal Justice Training Commission
March 2025

Online/Tri-Cities Community Focus Group
December 2024

Yakima Community Focus Group
May 2024

League of Women Voters
March 2024

Spokane Community Focus Group
December 2023

Beta Testers

Fifty individuals from 12 law enforcement agencies.
Monthly meetings began September 2024.

6 Small/Rural (Less than 50,000) police departments
2 Sheriff offices
1 University police department