The PSLC (Private Sector Liaison Committee) mission is to tackle issues that can best be solved by having the public and private sector jointly address concerns and work together towards solutions. Reducing false dispatches was near the top of the list back in 1992 when the alarm industry was asked to participate and help get a handle on this significant law enforcement issue. The initial effort began by commissioning the help of Peter E. Ohlhausen to do a study on the causes and effects of false alarms. The alarm industry agreed to help fund the research with IACP and subsequently the report "False Alarm Perspectives: A Solution-Oriented Resource" was completed in 1993. By definition in its purpose the report was a "…compendium of information on false alarms." Although it was not intended to deliver solutions, it did provide a clear picture of the challenges ahead.

Fully recognizing the seriousness and magnitude of the issue, the PSLC members pushed for action from the alarm industry that could provide long term solutions, and so the "Model Cities" project was introduced in 1993 and officially launched in 1994. Three private/public sector teams were formed to independently attack and reduce dispatches in the cities of Bellevue, WA, Elgin, IL and Philadelphia, PA. The teams embraced the challenge, worked together, and though each took a slightly different approach, each team succeeded in reducing false dispatches by the end of the program in 1995.

The next step was to take what we learned in "Model Cities" and see if we could be successful over a wider range of cities and states, and so the "Model States" project was introduced. The best vehicle for implementing and coordinating such a project would be through the State Association of Chiefs of Police (SACOP). A joint meeting with the various public and private sector representatives was held in August 1996. The mission, goals, tactics, and preliminary budget were developed and all parties pledged cooperation. The alarm industry through AIREF (Alarm Industry Research & Educational Foundation) agreed to fund the project at a cost of $1.3 million. The Model States Project was officially launched in 1997.