Center for Policing Equity measures bias in policing. That means we can stop it.
One in five Americans interacts with law enforcement yearly. Of those encounters, one million result in use of force. And if you’re Black, you are two to four times more likely to have force used than if you are White.
Working directly with police to measure behaviors and revise policies results in fewer people killed and fewer people in jail.
February 22, 2021
By Tompkins County
Ithaca, N.Y. - The Reimagining Public Safety Collaborative of the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County, N.Y., published a draft report in response to New York ...
February 16, 2021
New Haven, CT - The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) today announced Dirk A. Butler has joined the research and action organization as its President and Chief Operating ...
As the call for reimagined public safety has grown louder, our work must accelerate. The Center for Policing Equity has always centered vulnerable communities through the most effective means at our disposal. Now, the nation is calling into question core assumptions about who and what keeps us safest.
Read more about the four principles guiding our efforts to reimagine public safety here.