Official Statements
Today, Center for Policing Equity CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement on the deadly shooting of Adam Toledo: There is no acceptable reality in which…
Today, Center for Policing Equity CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement on the Charges Against Officer Kimberly Potter: Equitable systems of policing and public safety…
Today, Center for Policing Equity CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement on the deadly shooting of Daunte Wright: In no U.S. jurisdiction is a traffic…
Today, Center for Policing Equity CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement on the deadly attack on U.S. Capitol Police: Less than three months after the…
April 01 2021
Center for Policing Equity Releases New Guidelines for Combating White Supremacy in Policing
Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) released a set of guidelines to assist law enforcement agencies in responding to the entanglement of White supremacist and paramilitary gangs with law…
March 31 2021
Center for Policing Equity on Biden Administration's Proposal to Fund Community Violence Prevention Initiatives
Today, the Center for Policing Equity released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s American Jobs Plan, which includes $5 billion over eight years in support of evidence-based community violence…
Today, Center for Policing Equity Co-Founders Drs. Phillip Atiba Goff and Tracie Keesee released the following statement on the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado: Our thoughts are with the loved…
March 08 2021
Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff on the Trial of Former Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Today, Center for Policing Equity CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement on the start of the trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin: The Minneapolis community,…
February 16 2021
Center for Policing Equity Welcomes Dirk A. Butler as President and Chief Operating Officer
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) today announced Dirk A. Butler has joined the research and action organization as its President and Chief Operating Officer. In this newly created role,…
Today, Center for Policing Equity Co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement on President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General and Kristen…
January 08 2021
Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff on the White Supremacist Insurrection at the United States Capitol
Today, Center for Policing Equity CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: The storming of the U.S. Capitol by…
January 05 2021
The Center for Policing Equity on the Kenosha District Attorney’s Decision Not To Charge the Officers Involved In The Shooting of Jacob Blake
Today, the Center for Policing Equity released the following statement on the Kenosha District Attorney’s Decision Not To Charge the Officers Involved In The Shooting of Jacob Blake. In 2020,…
November 11 2020
Center for Policing Equity this Veteran's Day
This Veteran’s Day, the Center for Policing Equity honors all who have served and sacrificed for the sake of American self-determination. For us, that means working to bring the United…
November 07 2020
Center for Policing Equity Co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff Statement on the Results of the 2020 Presidential Election
Today, Center for Policing Equity Co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement on the results of the 2020 presidential election. We offer our best wishes to…
October 21 2020
Center for Policing Equity’s Compstat for Justice Program Announces Partnership with Seattle Police Department
Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE)’s COMPSTAT for Justice (C4J) program and the Seattle Police Department (SPD) announced a partnership to reduce, with the goal of eliminating, racially disparate…
October 21 2020
Center for Policing Equity Releases the Guiding Principles for Crowd Management Policy to Assist Law Enforcement with De-Escalation Efforts
Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) released the Guiding Principles for Crowd Management Policy, a set of guidelines designed to help law enforcement agencies align their policies with best…
September 30 2020
Policing Experts Release Guidebook for Stop Data Implementation: Guidebook to Serve as Resource for Implementing New Systems of Public Safety
Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) and the Policing Project at New York University School of Law released a guidebook for law enforcement agencies, government officials and communities with best practices…
September 23 2020
Center for Policing Equity Co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff Statement on the Announcement Regarding Police Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death
Today, Center for Policing Equity Co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement following Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s announcement regarding the police officers involved in Breonna…
Today, the Center for Policing Equity released the following statement on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazer from Brooklyn who made it to the…
September 17 2020
Center for Policing Equity Co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff Statement on the Attempted Assassination of Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies
Today, Center for Policing Equity Co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement on the attempted assassination of two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies. The ambush and attempted…
September 17 2020
Center for Policing Equity Statement on the shooting of Jacob Blake and violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Today, the Center for Policing Equity released the following statement on the shooting of Jacob Blake and violence in Kenosha: While we remain thankful for Jacob Blake’s survival, we stand…
July 27 2020
Center for Policing Equity Releases Critical Steps for Exploring How Public Safety Resources are Allocated
Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) released a set of recommendations for communities considering new models of public safety. Nationwide demonstrations against police violence have sparked long overdue conversations…
Today, Center for Policing Equity Co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement about the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN. “George Floyd’s death was…
September 23 2019
Center for Policing Equity President Named Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Phillip Atiba Goff, Co-founder and CEO of Center for Policing Equity and Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, was honored today as…
September 18 2019
Justice Department Announces National Effort to Build Trust Between Law Enforcement and the Communities They Serve
Attorney General Eric Holder announced today the launch of the Justice Department’s National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice. Funded through a $4.75 million grant, the initiative will create…
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