Law enforcement officers kill more than 1,000 people in this country every year. If we want to change that, we have to build systems of genuine accountability.

The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols at a traffic stop comes against a history of similar police violence, rooted in centuries of racialized terror. Fewer badges and guns in traffic enforcement will save lives.

Black children in the United States are routinely held to adult standards. The impact has been devastating for generations of Black communities.

In a Guest Essay in The New York Times, CPE Co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff argues that “tough-on-crime” policies don't keep people safe—but building strong communities does. And voters know it.

Community members in St. Louis have worked for years to redesign their public safety systems; CPE was proud to partner with stakeholders to study those systems and offer science-based recommendations for change.