Professionalizing and Promoting

Law Enforcement
& Community Engagement

in South Carolina

Rock Hill Police Department Training Summit

LECEN & Movement Forward

At the national level LECEN and Movement Forward are committed to Professionalizing Law Enforcement and Community Engagement practices, processes and outcomes. Click below to learn about projects and progress around the corner and across the country. Find out how you can get involved.

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The Network

Meet the Agencies and Organizations that comprise SC LECEN. We are all working together to ensure the safety and well-being of South Carolina's residents and visitors.

The Network

Who We Are

South Carolina Law Enforcement Community Engagement Network (SC LECEN) is comprised of law enforcement organizations in South Carolina that have come together to support each other and the National LECEN mission to professionalize law enforcement community engagement by establishing a trusted network where members can connect, develop and collaborate.

Lead Ambassador
Captain (Retired) Kellie Yates
Columbia, SC

Ambassador
Sgt Mary Sumter
Columbia Police Department

Highlights

SC LECEN has held several online meetings since June of 2024. The first in-person meeting was hosted by the Columbia Police Department on Wednesday April 19, 2025. The meeting highlighted presentations by Captain Rod Stinson/Rock Hill Police Department (Topic: Building Community Engagement Networks), and Officer Joyce Coe-Everett/Darlington Police Department (Topic: Mental Health and Blue). Our Guest Speaker was none other than THE Sgt (Retired) Kevin Martinez, manager of Law Enforcement Partnerships for Movement Forward, Inc. The group engaged in spirited and insightful discussions about creating strategies to get more organizations involved in the process of improving law enforcement and community engagement in South Carolina.