Official Statements
September 11 2019
Center for Policing Equity and Justice Collaboratory Release Five-Step Policy Action Plan for Policing in America
A joint effort between Center for Policing Equity and Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School is calling for a new conversation concerning police reform in America. Today the organizations released…
August 09 2019
Nation's Largest Project to Improve Police-Community Relationships Finds Progress in Perceptions of Bias and Safety
The evaluation of the nation’s largest demonstration project aimed at developing strategies to increase trust between communities and the criminal justice system was released to the public this week. During…
Today, Center for Policing Equity President and Co-founder Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff released the following statement about the police-involved episode in McKinney, Texas: "In the wake of the recent police-involved…
What if science could eliminate racial bias in policing? Today, this question was answered by the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) as the focus of its big idea funded through…
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Black and Latino boys who are stopped more often by police are more likely to commit crimes six, 12, and 18 months later. And that association is stronger the younger…
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January 30 2019
Players Coalition Charitable Foundation Awards $350,000 Grant to the Center for Policing Equity
Today, ahead of Super Bowl LIII, the Players Coalition Charitable Foundation awarded $350,000 to Center for Policing Equity (CPE). Players Coalition Charitable Foundation, is a collective of both current and…
Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Co-founder and CEO of Center for Policing Equity, released the following statement today regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s new National Use-of-Force Data Collection: “We commend…
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October 05 2018
Statement on the Conviction of Officer Jason Van Dyke for the Fatal 2014 Shooting of Laquan Mcdonald
Today, Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Co-founder and CEO of Center for Policing Equity (CPE), released the following statement regarding the verdict in the murder trial of the People v. Jason…
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August 24 2018
Body Cameras Do Not Increase Community Trust in Baltimore, New Center for Policing Equity Research Finds
Body-worn cameras do not increase trust between police and community according to a June study published in the Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. The study, which…
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Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, President and Co-Founder of Center for Policing Equity, released the following statement in commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown, Jr.…
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May 29 2018
More than 300 Criminal Justice Experts, Practitioners, and Advocates Attend Two Day Convening
May 24 2018
Statement on Sterling Brown Video
Today, Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, president and co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity, released the following statement on the Sterling Brown video release: “‘Contempt of cop’ is neither illegal…
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Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy joins the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) on Wednesday, May 2nd to announce Connecticut as the first full state in the nation to make a state-wide…
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March 30 2018
Statement Regarding Alton Sterling Video Footage Release
Today, Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, president and cofounder of the Center for Policing Equity, released the following statement regarding the video footage released today of Alton Sterling’s 2016 shooting death:…
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March 27 2018
The Players Coalition Teams Up with Center for Policing Equity to Engage Youth and Build Trust in the Criminal Justice System
Center for Policing Equity (CPE) is teaming up with the Players Coalition, an independent organization comprised of professional athletes across leagues focused on improving social justice and racial equality in…
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March 21 2018
Statement on the Fatal Shooting of Stephan Clark
Today, Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, president and co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity, released the following statement about the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Stephan Clark: “Yet another young Black…
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September 15 2017
Center for Policing Equity Partners with the Schott Foundation to Help End the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Florida
This month, the Schott Foundation for Public Education awarded the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) $795,000 to support its Policing and Discipline Equity Project (PDEP). The initiative collects and analyzes…
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September 06 2017
CPE Equity Director of Law Enforcement Engagement Statement on President Trump's Ending of DACA
Yesterday, Chief Chris Burbank, director of law enforcement engagement of Center for Policing Equity and former chief of the Salt Lake City Police Department, released the following statement in response…
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September 05 2017
Acclaimed Law Professor Susan A. Bandes Joins Center for Policing Equity
Today, Center for Policing Equity welcomed DePaul University Centennial Professor Emeritus Susan A. Bandes as a Distinguished Research Scholar. Nationally renowned as a scholar in criminal procedure, civil rights, and…
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August 29 2017
Statement on the Trump Administration's Plan to Lift the Ban on Military Weapons Use By Law Enforcement
Today, Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, president and co-founder of Center for Policing Equity, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's new Executive Order to lift the ban…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2017 CONTACT: Safiya Jafari Simmons, NEW YORK, NY -- Today, Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, president and co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity, released…
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Today, the Center for Policing Equity released the following statement on the resignation of Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau: "Having partnered with the Minneapolis Police Department for several years, we…
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The Center for Policing Equity released the following statement in response to Attorney General Sessions' order for federal prosecutors to seek maximum charges for drug offenses: "Attorney General Sessions' latest…
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April 03 2017
Statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions' Order of Review of Police Reform Agreements
The Center for Policing Equity released the following statement in response to Attorney General Sessions' order of review of police reform agreements: "Public safety moves at the speed of trust.…
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Today, Center for Policing Equity released the following statement on the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as the new Attorney General: "We are disappointed by the vote confirming Senator Jeff Sessions…
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