Official Statements
June 07 2023
Connecticut’s Clinton Police Department Announces the Release of a New CPE’s Justice Navigator Assessment
Clinton, CT - Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) joins the Clinton Police Department (CPD) to announce the release of the CPD Justice Navigator Assessment, a data-driven analysis that identifies racial…
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of Redesigning Public Safety: K-12 Schools, the third white paper in our ongoing Redesigning Public Safety Resource Series. The safety of…
May 30 2023
Fare Evasion Enforcement Analysis Work Begins in California's Bay Area with Racial Equity as a Focus
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Office of the Independent Police Auditor (OIPA), in continuation of their collaborative partnership, will…
Three years. It’s been three years since the world stopped for a second time in 2020. After nearly three months of lockdown, with increasingly scary news about the potential scope…
Earlier this week the Connecticut State Senate passed, with bipartisan support, the Driving Equity Bill (SB 1195), legislation intended to end traffic stops for certain low-level infractions. The Center for…
April 25 2023
Statement on the Passing of Harry Belafonte Civil Rights Giant and Pioneering Black Entertainer
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) mourns the loss of Harry Belafonte, a giant in the Civil Rights Movement who dedicated his voice not only to indelible performances that shaped,…
April 21 2023
CPE Statement on Revelations of Openly Racist Policy Maintained by Florida State Attorney's Office
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) greets with anger, but little surprise, reports that a State Attorney’s Office in Monticello, FL had until this week a written policy recommending harsher…
April 10 2023
CPE statement on Gun Violence in Louisville, KY
This morning's mass shooting in Louisville, KY was–possibly–the 150th mass shooting in 2023's first 100 days. As of this writing, four victims have died, three are critically injured, and six…
April 10 2023
CPE Statement on the Federal Civil Rights Investigation into the Police Killing of Dalaneo Martin
Last week the U.S. Parks Police and Washington Metropolitan Police released bodycam footage that shows officers attacking and killing Dalaneo Martin, a Black 17-year-old they found asleep in the driver's…
April 07 2023
CPE Statement on the Expulsion of Two Black Lawmakers from the Tennessee State Legislature
Yesterday the Republican caucus of the Tennessee state legislature voted to expel from that body two young Black Democrats, Rep. Justin Jones, and Rep. Justin Pearson, over actions they took…
March 22 2023
CPE Announces the Launch of the Elected Leaders Council
The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the launch of the Elected Leaders Council, a peer-to-peer learning community for elected officials from across the country dedicated to spearheading innovative efforts to…
Surveillance video was released today that shows several law enforcement officers killing 28-year-old Irvo Otieno at a Virginia state hospital, days after he experienced a mental health crisis near his…
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…