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Breitbart reported on the new relationship announced between CBS and a public safety group that is heavily populated by former members of the Obama Administration aimed at correcting how police officers are displayed on television.
The adjustment comes in response to the riots that were sparked by the death of George Floyd.
21CP Solutions advertises itself as a “diverse and seasoned group of professionals who have worked with local, state and federal jurisdictions and communities to advance 21st century policing and lead some of the most significant police reform efforts in the country,”
They will offer there advisory services on current shows like Blue Bloods and the collection of NCIS spin-offs that portray a variety of law enforcement officials and their scope of crime.
Charles H. Ramsey and Ronald L. Davis both held positions in the Obama Administration. Ramsey acted as co-chair of Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing and Davis worked for the Justice Department.
The group’s website lists seven members of the team that advertise being selected by Obama to serve on a commission, panel, or committee. The roster also includes a list of chiefs that previously served in large cities such as Atlanta, Boston and Philadelphia.
Scott Gemmill is the current showrunner for the popular show NCIS: Los Angeles and he recently said the partnership with 21CP will help him fulfill the “responsibility” he feels for accurately depicting law enforcement and contributing to police reform.
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“Having an audience of millions of viewers each week comes with a great deal of responsibility. This new partnership will help us ensure that our storytelling continues to produce accurate portrayals of law enforcement, and will hopefully allow us to play a small part in the ongoing reform moving forward,” Gemmill said.
“Providing our writing staffs with the best and most knowledgeable technical advisers offers more inclusivity and perspective. With deeper and richer narratives, our shows can convey experiences that are more authentic to the communities they depict,” Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, ViacomCBS’ EVP of Diversity and Inclusion, exclaimed.
The liaison between CBS and 21CP will be former Obama DOJ appointee Ronald Davis who was the author of a 2002 study on racial profiling. Davis was also appointed by Obama Attorney General Eric Holder to the COPS program, the DOJ’s “Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.” COPS was founded in 1994 to steer police departments into “community policing” policies, plans that critics say undermine the effectiveness of police departments.
