Science serves safety
We help public safety agencies make their hardest personnel decisions with rigorous, evidence-driven psychological evaluations, performed by licensed clinicians and delivered on Portico.
Built on data, driven by integrity
Madison SRC grew out of the data foundations built at Forensic Psychology Associates (FPA), the only Black-owned police and public safety assessment firm in the Midwest. The mission was simple: bring rigorous science to the most critical decisions an agency makes.
Agencies served across Missouri and Kansas at the start
Years of public safety assessment experience at every level
Our team
Decades of clinical and operational expertise.
Dr. Saz Madison is the founder of Madison SRC (MSRC), the company behind Portico. MSRC builds the technology and administrative infrastructure behind enterprise-level psychological assessment for police and public safety, supporting pre-employment, leadership competence, and safeguard evaluations performed by licensed clinicians.
He also leads Savoir Group, LLC, the professional psychology practice whose licensed clinicians perform the evaluations delivered on Portico. Savoir Group carries forward the work of Forensic Psychology Associates, Inc. (FPA), the only Black-owned police and public safety assessment firm in the Midwest, serving approximately 60 agencies across Missouri and Kansas, where he built the data foundations that later shaped Portico.
FAQs
Direct answers to the questions agencies ask before they trust us with their people.
Portico is the platform where a licensed psychology practice and the public safety agency it serves run an evaluation together. Every referral, record, and report moves through a single transparent system, and both the practice and the agency see progress in real time.
Timelines depend on the service. Pre-employment reports are typically finalized within days of the completed interview. Leadership competence and safeguard evaluations follow structured protocols we map out clearly at intake.
Every evaluation uses validated, job-relevant measures. Findings are produced and signed by licensed clinicians and built to withstand scrutiny, with clear documentation that supports fair and consistent decision-making.
Access is tightly controlled through Portico. Individual privacy is rigorously protected. Agency leaders see high-level trends without compromising the dignity of their people.
We work with municipal, county, state, and federal public safety agencies. Our experience spans two decades across every level of service. The tools adapt to the specific demands of each role.
Start with a clear assessment
Every evaluation delivered on Portico is built to withstand scrutiny and support the hardest decisions your agency makes.