Media Coverage

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, the CEO of the Center for Policing Equity, discussed in NPR’s Weekend Edition episode titled “In Baltimore’s streets, interrupters face danger to stop a cycle of violence,” the need to reduce the reliance on police to solve every problem and instead explore alternative solutions. He highlighted the effectiveness of violence interruption in reducing violence, but also acknowledged the challenge of studying its impact. From the coverage: “[From Transcript] Phillip Goff: ‘There are places where we use police to deal with the problems we should use almost anything else to solve. And I don’t think we solve problems with punishment when their real cure is care.’”  Read the transcript at NPR.org.

From the article: “As outside advisors to the group since its early days, the Vera Institute of Justice and the Center for Policing Equity respectively have watched this group develop a holistic set of approaches based on extensive research on what works both locally and across the country. And although the Department of Public Safety unfortunately removed itself from the process, these recommendations are now uniquely centered on the feedback from the community organizations and government agencies.”  By Tracie Keesee and Daniela Gilbert Continue reading the article on Coloradosun.com.

From the article: “In a 2016 report, the Center for Policing Equity, a research group, studied use-of-force data – from fatal police shootings to physical encounters – for a dozen police departments and found stark racial disparities. The report found that the average use-of-force rate for Black people was 2.5 times higher than the overall rate and 3.6 times the rate for White people.” Continue reading the article on Phillytrib.com.

From the article: “While many may be wary of the police and candidates with law enforcement backgrounds, Chris Burbank, former police chief of Salt Lake City and current vice president of law enforcement strategy for the Center for Policing Equity, said in an interview with AP that  “it’s a mistake to give police chiefs too much credit or blame for crime rates when the state of the economy, poverty, health care access and jobs have a much bigger impact.” Continue reading the article on Thecrimereport.org. 

From the article: “While there are ready explanations for why officer have fired weapons in multiple shootings, former Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank, who now works at the California-based Center for Policing Equity, says the shootings could be an indication that some officers have become over reliant on their weapons.” “Burbank said each shooting should be investigated on its own merits, but departments should, but don’t often, pay attention if an officer fires in multiple cases.” By Gabriela Felitto Continue reading the article on Thecrimereport.org. 

From the article: “Communities have been calling for public access to police disciplinary records for decades, but police responses have been mixed, says Dr. Tracie Keesee, senior vice president of justice initiatives and co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity, a think tank that researches policing practices.” “…When a complaint is lodged against an officer, an investigation is completed either internally by the department or externally by a third party, depending on that department’s policy. If found to be true, the officer is disciplined, although how that discipline is determined varies widely from organization to organization, said Keesee, who worked for the Denver Police Department for 25 years.” Continue reading the article on USAtoday.com.

From the article: “In a 2016 report, the Center for Policing Equity, a research group, studied use-of-force data — from fatal police shootings to physical encounters — for a dozen police departments and found stark racial disparities. The report found that the average use-of-force rate for Black people was 2.5 times higher than the overall rate and 3.6 times the rate for White people.” By Mark Berman, Julie Tate, and Jennifer Jenkins Continue reading the article on Washingtonpost.com.

From the article: “Together the organizations have granted US$145 million so far to six national organizations, which include ASJ, the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), the Vera Institute of Justice, the Clean Slate Initiative, Jobs for the Future, and the Center for Policing Equity, and two state-based initiatives, the Michigan Justice Fund and the Oklahoma Justice Fund.” Continue reading the article on Barrons.com.

From the article: “Today, the Sacramento Police Department has released a report compiled by the Center for Policing Equity. The Center, or CPE, has spent the last year analyzing data provided by the Sacramento Police Department covering vehicle stops, pedestrian stops, and uses of force that occurred from 2014-2019. The department requested CPE analyze this data to identify any patterns in policing throughout the city.” Continue reading the article on Patch.com.

From the article: “A report from the Center for Policing Equity found large racial disparities in several categories of blacks and whites… Law enforcement agencies have asked CPE to analyze the data to identify police patterns throughout the city… The report also states that blacks were searched 2.7 times more often than whites for simple “traffic outages.” Latinos were 87% more likely to be searched than whites…” Continue reading the article on CaliforniaNewsTimes.com.