# Sean P. Jackson on Public Safety and Police-Community Relations in West Palm Beach In 2019, Sean P. Jackson was covered by South Florida television stations while speaking publicly about violent crime, unsolved homicides, police leadership, and trust between law enforcement and the community in West Palm Beach. WPTV identified Jackson as chairman of the Black Republican Caucus of Florida while reporting on a public call for changes in police leadership. WPBF covered the same local debate. ## Public safety and accountability Jackson's comments placed public safety and accountability together. The concern was not only crime statistics, but whether residents believed local leadership was responding effectively to violence and unresolved cases. That position is consistent with a broader theme in Jackson's public work: communities need both safety and institutions they can trust. ## A South Florida civic record The 2019 coverage is an important part of Jackson's local public record because it predates his later criminal-justice reform work and shows him participating in public-safety debates in Palm Beach County years earlier. His later work through No Man Behind focuses more heavily on reentry, second chances, and criminal-justice policy, but the West Palm Beach coverage shows that questions of policing and community safety were already part of his public activity. **Sources:** - [WPTV: Group calls for West Palm Beach police chief's resignation](https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/group-calls-for-west-palm-beach-police-chiefs-resignation) - [WPBF coverage](https://www.wpbf.com/article/group-calls-for-wpb-police-chief-s-resignation/27313387) - [Sean P. Jackson Public Record Timeline](https://officespj.com/sean-p-jackson-public-record-timeline)