Mission and Vision
Mission Statement
CRI’s mission is to reduce crime by engaging communities through specialized Training, Consulting, and Strategies based on CPTED principles.
Vision Statement
To be the most effective and essential training and consulting company for all business sectors across the United States in security, planning, and effective community engagement. Successful in helping our clients to learn and implement robust crime reduction initiatives. Necessary because we will continue to build lifelong relationships with our clients, students, and fellows.
Our Clientele
CRI supports clients across multiple sectors, including law enforcement, private security, property management companies, developers, city planners, property owners, and those organizations responsible for protecting assets.
CRI Leadership
Founder & CEO - John Gabrielson
John Gabrielson is a 20-year Texas Police Officer for a large Texas police agency. John is a District Representative assigned to the community engagement and crime prevention unit. Before moving into crime prevention, John worked as a patrol officer for 13 years. John previously served as President of the Central Texas Crime Prevention Association and the 3rd Vice President of the Texas Crime Prevention Association. John is a TCOLE-certified Crime Prevention Specialist, CPTED Practitioner, ICA member, ASIS member, TCOLE Instructor, and published author. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from The Master’s University in 1997.
John wrote the Responsible Public Space Management Plan for the Austin Police Department in response to Proposition B and the city's concerns about homelessness in 2021. This plan led to the clearing of freeway underpasses and other public spaces of illegal campers. This plan established a collaborative partnership between the City of Austin's Homeless Strategy Office and the Austin Police Department. John recently launched the Austin Police Department's new Crime-Free Multi-Housing Program in 2025 with his unit. His passions include crime prevention, community engagement, building partnerships, evidence-based policing practices, and thought leadership in security-related areas, grounded in CPTED principles.
CRI Training President - Andrew Samarripa
Andrew Samarripa started his public safety career in the Brazos Valley before moving to Central Texas. He has over 27 years of experience in dispatch, corrections, training, patrol, community policing, and investigations. Andrew is a TCOLE Instructor and works as an investigator supervisor for a federal law enforcement agency.
Andrew is a past president of the Texas Crime Prevention Association and Central Texas Crime Prevention Association. He served on TCPA's Training Advisory Committee and was instrumental in revising TCPA's training curriculum.