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For over two decades, Retired Los Angeles Police Department(LAPD) Sergeant Cheryl Dorsey worked exclusively in patrol and specialized units in all four Bureaus within the City of Los Angeles; South, Central, West and Valley. In addition to various patrol division assignments, Sgt. Dorsey was assigned to the infamous gang unit in Operations South Bureau; known as Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (C.R.A.S.H.) under the command of Police Chief Daryl F. Gates

From an LAPD insider’s perspective, Sgt. Dorsey candidly discusses police culture, policy, and training as well as exposing disparities that disproportionately affect minority communities throughout the nation. As a police professional, Sgt. Dorsey introduces strategies on how to systematically attack those injustices, educate and empower listeners on how to navigate within that system, when necessary, and help change that system, when possible.

An acclaimed speaker and author, Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey has written an autobiography, Black and Blue, The Creation Of A Social Advocate, which provides an unfiltered look into the LAPD during her tenure. She provides insight and techniques to de-escalate tensions during police encounters with a level of credibility that is effective, relevant and irrefutable. The goal being; Everyone goes home safe!

Sgt. Dorsey is a highly sought police expert on significant criminal justice issues and has been a frequent commentator on CNN with Chris Cuomo, Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, Fredricka Whitfield to name a few; Fox News, CNN International; HLNTV with Dr. Drew, Nancy Grace and The Daily Share; Inside Edition, MSNBC; NowThis News, TMZ as well as KPCC Radio with “Air Talk”, “Take Two”; Democracy Now, The Tom Joyner Morning Show and KABC Talk Radio with Dr. Drew. Sgt. Dorsey has been seen on Brazilian TVGlobo; the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) TD Jakes Show; Tavis Smiley Show, and Dr. Phil Show and as a police expert on Fox Network's "First Responders Live". Sgt. Dorsey has also been featured in BET Docu-Series “Finding Justice”; TV Crime Series; “It Takes A Killer”, “Corrupt Crimes” “Motive to Murder” and “Dead Files”.

For more on Sgt. Dorsey views and insights; she been a contributing columnist for OZY, LA Progressive, EURWeb, Wave Newspaper and Huffington Post.