The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) and the City of Roanoke have announced a multi-year partnership to improve equity in public safety. In an interview with WFXR Fox, Niles Wilson, Senior Director of Law Enforcement Initiatives at CPE, shares how CPE will analyze data provided by the Roanoke Police Department and use a socio-ecological framework to develop policy and strategy recommendations over the next three years:
CPE’s senior director of law enforcement initiatives, Niles Wilson Sr., said even though he’s formed a good relationship with Booth through his time in Danville, that partnership does not solely rely on him being there.
“Our agreement is with Chief Booth, but also the city manager,” Wilson said. “That way, if there’s a change in leadership, whether it’s in the city or in the police department, whoever comes in new also knows that this is something that we’ve committed to and we’re going to keep moving forward in this direction.”
Read more at WFXR Fox’s website.