Official Statements
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of Redesigning Public Safety: Substance Use white paper. The latest white paper in our ongoing Redesigning Public Safety Resource Series summarizes…
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces a new partnership with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, to strategically implement programming to improve community education and cultural awareness of social justice-related…
March 07 2024
CPE Response to the 2024 State of the Union
Tonight, President Biden outlined the need to protect issues of core importance to millions of Americans, and particularly Black Americans. Reproductive rights, civil rights, civil liberties, and the foundational principles…
March 06 2024
CPE Welcomes Three New Board Members: Faye Wattleton, Monica Bell & Pastor Michael McBride
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the appointment of three new Board of Director members: Faye Wattleton, Monica Bell, PhD, JD, and Pastor Michael McBride. The board welcomes the…
February 28 2024
CPE Issues a Statement on Work Completed in Norfolk, Virginia
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) extends its sincerest gratitude to the Norfolk Police Department (NPD), the municipal leaders and engaged residents of Norfolk, whose enthusiastic involvement has been integral…
January 19 2024
CPE Statement on NYC Mayor Adams Veto of the How Many Stops Act
Communities that do not trust law enforcement are less safe. That means that law enforcement that does not work to earn that trust is working against the interest of public…
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of a new community toolkit titled Improving Use of Force Policy, a new resource for communities interested in conducting a critical…
November 02 2023
CPE Publishes Redesigning Public Safety in the City of St. Louis: A Progress Report
St. Louis, MO – The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of Redesigning Public Safety in the City of St. Louis: A Progress Report. The update includes details…
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of The Journey: How to Scale for Impact with Social Justice Innovations, a dedicated resource that details specific approaches for adequate…
NEW HAVEN—Dr. Phillip Atiba Solomon (f.k.a. Goff) has received the American Psychological Association’s 2023 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy Award. APA…
Elijah McClain should be alive today, the sound of his violin filling his house with the music he loved to play. Instead, his murder at the hands of police deprived…
October 14 2023
CPE Statement on the Crisis in the Middle East
At the Center for Policing Equity, and across the globe, we’ve seen the same images of the horror taking place in the Middle East over the course of the last…
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of a new community resource guide under the Community Up program titled Do We Need Police in Schools? The resource guide…
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces Dr. Khalilah M. Harris as the Chief Strategic Advisor to the CEO. In her role, Dr. Harris will be responsible for directing the…
NEW HAVEN-- Noted social scientist and social entrepreneur Phillip Atiba Goff, Ph.D., has legally changed his name to Phillip Atiba Solomon. Solomon is the Chair and Carl I. Hovland Professor…
On Saturday, a White supremacist entered a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, FL, and massacred three Black people. Moments earlier, the murderer had been told to leave the campus of…
For generations, Black and Brown communities have been silenced by systemic racism, our needs and knowledge ignored by entrenched power, our neighborhoods, homes, and bodies subject to violent control and…
On Monday, six White former law enforcement officers pleaded guilty to lying about their torture of two Black men, brutality that was intended to terrorize their victims into getting out…
West Hollywood, CA - Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) joins the City of West Hollywood and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) West Hollywood Station to announce…
Last week, two news stories broke with enormous significance not just for redesigning public safety in the United States, but for beginning to redress racialized trauma older than the country…
The ultimate goals of these analyses will be the thorough implementation of AB 256, the California Racial Justice Act for All, and to improve services and outcomes for Contra Costa…
July 01 2023
CPE Statement on the Ongoing Violence in France
The horrific broad-daylight killing of Nahel M., a 17-year-old boy of Moroccan and Algerian descent, by French police demonstrates something we know all too well—violence against Black folks is not…
Today's disturbing Supreme Court ruling demonstrates clearly the need for the very thing it strikes down: national redress for the ongoing legacy of enslavement, Jim Crow, and the court's 2013…
June 28 2023
CPE Launches Community Up: A New Community Resource Opens for On-the-Ground Public Safety Innovation
Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the launch of Community Up, a dynamic resource to support communities interested in building equitable, effective, and holistic public safety systems for…
June 16 2023
CPE Statement on MPD DOJ Findings
Three years ago, a police officer murdered Mr. George Floyd in a Minneapolis street while three other officers watched. The country erupted in rage, grief, and righteous determination to change…