Official Statements
March 09 2023
CPE Statement on the Department of Justice Findings After its Louisville, Kentucky Investigation
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a blistering report highlighting a pattern of discriminatory behavior against Black people by the Louisville, KY Metro Police Department (LMPD), and local…
March 08 2023
Connecticut’s Watertown Police Department Announces the Release of a New CPE’s Justice Navigator Assessment
The Watertown Police Department proactively initiated this partnership in an effort to learn and improve its services to its community. Watertown, CT - Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE)…
February 21 2023
Connecticut’s Newington Police Department Announces the Release of a New CPE’s Justice Navigator Assessment
Newington, CT - Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) and Newington Police Department (NPD) announced the release of the NPD Justice Navigator Assessment. NPD proactively joined CPE’s National Justice…
February 16 2023
CPE Publishes the Redesigning Public Safety: Mental Health Emergency Response White Paper
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of Redesigning Public Safety: Mental Health Emergency Response. The second white paper in our ongoing Redesigning Public Safety Resource Series focuses…
January 26 2023
CPE statement on the Police Killing of Atlanta activist Tortuguita at the site of the City of Atlanta Public Safety Training Center
Last Wednesday, an environmental activist known as Tortuguita was shot and killed in an operation involving the Atlanta Police Department, DeKalb County Police, Georgia State Police (GSP), the Georgia Bureau…
UPDATE: Today, Jan. 27, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) released bodycam footage that captures, with utter clarity, the brutal manner in which Tyre Nichols was killed by the former MPD officers…
January 23 2023
CPE statement on the Monterey Park Mass Shooting in California
We are deeply saddened by reports emerging from Monterey Park, CA concerning the mass shooting carried out at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio during Lunar New Year celebrations this past…
January 13 2023
CPE statement on the LAPD killings of Takar Smith, Oscar Leon Sanchez, and Keenan Anderson
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department released video footage of separate incidents in which LAPD officers killed three men in the span of 48 hours: Takar Smith, Oscar Leon…
January 09 2023
CPE Statement on Brazilian Capital Incident
The Center for Policing Equity adamantly denounces the violence witnessed in Brazil this weekend.
One of the final legislative actions the U.S. House of Representatives undertook this year was to pass a bipartisan bill to fund de-escalation training for law enforcement agencies. While the Center…
December 09 2022
CPE Celebrates Brittney Griner’s Release
Brittney comes home. The Center for Policing Equity joins the family and friends of world-renowned athlete and social justice advocate Brittney Griner in celebrating her release from a Russian penal…
December 09 2022
Statement On Supreme Court's Decision To Hear Moore v. Harper
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a case that should alarm anyone concerned with the erosion of democracy in the United States and the…
November 17 2022
Statement on Leaked Text Messages out of Berkeley Police Department
The Center for Policing Equity is appalled by the views, actions, and frank disregard for public safety revealed in a series of leaked group chats among officers serving with the…
November 11 2022
Statement on the November 2022 Election Outcomes
Much concerning the results of Tuesday's election remains uncertain, and we would be wise not to draw too many conclusions without that certainty. Yet several clear-cut bright spots did emerge,…
The Center for Policing Equity mourns the loss of Rev. Calvin Butts, civil rights champion and longtime pastor of Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church. We also send our deepest condolences…
Yesterday, the Center for Policing Equity proudly made public its Justice Navigator Assessment for the Elgin Police Department.
October 24 2022
CPE Launches Unlocking Democracy: A Dynamic Resource for Community Engagement & Empowerment
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the launch of Unlocking Democracy, a new community empowerment program. Unlocking Democracy will serve as the central hub for CPE’s recently announced community-centered resources,…
October 19 2022
Statement on Ron DeSantis' Egregious Voter Suppression Tactics Ahead of November Midterm Elections
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) is outraged by police body cam footage obtained by the Tampa Bay Times and released yesterday showing the arrest of mostly Black Floridians for…
October 13 2022
A Statement on President Biden's Pardon of All Federal Offenses of Simple Marijuana Possession
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) applauds President Biden's recent steps toward ending the criminalization of marijuana possession and agrees wholeheartedly with his statement that “sending people to jail for…
September 22 2022
The Center for Policing Equity Launches a Suite of Stakeholder Resources for Redesigning Public Safety
The Center for Policing Equity is expanding beyond its wealth of on-the-ground technical assistance offerings to launch a robust learning environment for stakeholders engaged in redesigning public safety to be…
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) understands and shares the sense of urgency conveyed in President Biden's Safer America Plan and welcomes the decision to separate a proposed assault weapons…
With the acceptance by the Common Council of Ithaca of the final report submitted to it by Ithaca's Reimagining Public Safety Working Group, and the Council's subsequent vote to create…
July 01 2022
Center For Policing Equity Issues Statement on the Brutal Police Shooting Death of Jayland Walker
On Monday morning, 25-year-old Doordash driver Jayland Walker was brutally killed by eight police officers in Akron, Ohio. The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) extends our deepest sympathies to and…
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of federally protected freedom to access safe, timely, and legal abortion procedures across the nation. The Center…
Today's Supreme Court's decision in Vega v. Tekoh removes protections against police abuse and eliminates one of the few incentives for police to treat communities with what should be constitutionally…