Center for Policing Equity

National Civil Rights Museum hosts its third national convening, The Restoration

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Friday, August 25, 2023

Memphis, TN, Aug. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum will host the third of four hybrid, national convenings entitled “The Restoration: Community Healing for Solutions to Police Violence” on September 6 at 6:00 pm Central.

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  • Memphis, TN, Aug. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum will host the third of four hybrid, national convenings entitled “The Restoration: Community Healing for Solutions to Police Violence” on September 6 at 6:00 pm Central.
  • She is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the American Psychological Association.
  • As a pediatrician, she is also a lieutenant colonel/flight surgeon in the Tennessee Air National Guard, overseeing programs geared toward serving under-resourced families.
  • The series will culminate with "The Resilience," a national symposium on February 22, 2024, in Memphis.

The Jeff T. Green Family Foundation Invests in Team Dayā, to Build a Primary School in Nicaragua

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

The Jeff T. Green Family Foundation today announced that it will work with Team Dayā to fully fund the construction of a primary school in Nicaragua this fall.

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  • The Jeff T. Green Family Foundation today announced that it will work with Team Dayā to fully fund the construction of a primary school in Nicaragua this fall.
  • Team Dayā was founded in 2018 by Jay Sears, former Senior Vice President at Rubicon Project, a leading advertising technology pioneer.
  • This represents The Jeff T. Green Family Foundation’s second investment in Team Dayā, having previously partially funded a primary school in Nepal, which now serves more than 200 local children.
  • The Jeff T. Green Family Foundation applies data science to understand key moments where innovative interventions might remove obstacles to opportunity.

CPE Publishes the Redesigning Public Safety: Mental Health Emergency Response White Paper

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

New Haven, CT, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of Redesigning Public Safety: Mental Health Emergency Response .

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  • New Haven, CT, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 on the imperative need to rethink our approach to mental health emergencies nationwide.
  • “Across the country, we’ve seen support for mental health systems, educational resources, and community-based response programs effectively improve public health and public safety when communities embrace the opportunity for systemic change.
  • CPE’s Redesigning Public Safety: Mental Health Emergency Response white paper recommendations to directly address those disparities include:
    Creating community-based mental health first-response programs.

The Center for Policing Equity Launches a Suite of Stakeholder Resources for Redesigning Public Safety

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, in direct response to feedback from its community partners, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) launched the first of its offerings in a new learning environment designed to support stakeholders seeking to build more equitable public safety systems. These interactive resources will complement CPE's existing, locality-specific tools, bringing a holistic approach to redesigning these systems to better serve everyone.

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  • These interactive resources will complement CPE's existing, locality-specific tools, bringing a holistic approach to redesigning these systems to better serve everyone.
  • The white papers in the Redesigning Public Safety Resource Series will provide in-depth insight and analysis regarding Traffic Safety, Mental Health Emergencies, K-12 School Safety, and Substance Use; the first of these, " Redesigning Public Safety: Traffic Safety ," is now available.
  • Sign up here to receive updates on CPE's Redesigning Public Safety Resource Series, insights, policy briefs, blog posts, upcoming events, and more.
  • The Center for Policing Equity's (CPE's) North Star is protecting, empowering, and supporting vulnerable communitiesparticularly Black and Brown communitiesto redesign their public safety systems.

Measures for Justice and the Center for Open Data Enterprise Release Report on Data for Equity in Policing

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Monday, June 27, 2022

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the United States grapples with questions around police accountability, there is a growing need for data on police involvement in minority communities specifically and police performance more broadly. To help answer the need, Measures for Justice (MFJ) and the Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE) released a summary report (https://measuresforjustice.org/services/racial-equity-in-policing) that highlights the data that civil society and advocates are most interested in having from their police departments, which will bolster a set of standard metrics for police performance.

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  • To help answer the need, Measures for Justice (MFJ) and the Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE) released a summary report ( https://measuresforjustice.org/services/racial-equity-in-policing ) that highlights the data that civil society and advocates are most interested in having from their police departments, which will bolster a set of standard metrics for police performance.
  • The report incorporates insights and experiences from leaders of key organizations in the space, including Police Scorecard, National Police Data Coalition, Tableau Foundation, US.
  • Department of Justice, The White House, Center for Policing Equity, Campaign Zero, Civic Hacker, Code for America, Project on Government Oversight, Arnold Ventures, Council on Criminal Justice, Data for Black Lives, and DataKind.
  • CODE's Open Data for Racial Equity Program focuses on how data can be used to increase racial equity in areas including health, housing, and criminal justice.

The Center for Policing Equity and the City of St. Louis Release the Full Reimagining Public Safety in the City of St. Louis Report

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) and the City of St. Louis announce the release of Reimagining Public Safety in the City of St. Louis: A Vision for Change , a comprehensive report outlining recommendations for a unilateral reimagining of public safety systems.

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  • NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) and the City of St. Louis announce the release of Reimagining Public Safety in the City of St. Louis: A Vision for Change , a comprehensive report outlining recommendations for a unilateral reimagining of public safety systems.
  • Read the full report detailing the vision for Reimagining Public Safety in the City of St. Louis.
  • "I look forward to continuing to work with the Center for Policing Equity to reimagine the way we deploy our public safety resources.
  • The recommendations are divided into suggestions to the Mayor's Office, the St. Louis Department of Public Safety, and guidance to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD).

Center for Policing Equity Presents Policing Recommendations in its Redesigning Public Safety Partnership with the City of St. Louis

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Friday, March 25, 2022

NEW HAVEN, Conn. and ST. LOUIS, March 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) and the city of St. Louis announced the next step in their partnership to re-imagine public safety.

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  • NEW HAVEN, Conn. and ST. LOUIS, March 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) and the city of St. Louis announced the next step in their partnership to re-imagine public safety.
  • In September 2021, CPE released findings from its partnership with the St, Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), in which it analyzed data from 2011-2019 .
  • By doing this, St. Louis can develop a public safety system that is more efficient and responsive to the needs of its residents.
  • About Center for Policing Equity: As a research and action organization, Center for Policing Equity (CPE) produces analyses identifying and reducing the causes of racial disparities in public safety.

Center for Policing Equity Announces New Staffing to Align With Organization's Community Focus

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

His work will be cross functional across policy, government affairs, coalition building, and national campaigns.

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  • His work will be cross functional across policy, government affairs, coalition building, and national campaigns.
  • "We're excited to have Eric and Max join CPE as we continue our work to center Black and Brown communities.
  • "I'm thrilled to join the Center for Policing Equity as the organization increases its focus on community engagement, empowerment, and development," Cumberbatch said.
  • Prior to joining CPE,she served as a staff attorney at a university-based research and action group focused on gender justice advocacy.

Standard National Set of Police Measures to be Piloted in West Sacramento Police Department, Available via Public Dashboard and Co-Created with the Community

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

The standardized measures, which will track the department's performance and practice, will be made available to the public through Measures for Justice's Commons ( https://measuresforjustice.org/commons ) dashboard.

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  • The standardized measures, which will track the department's performance and practice, will be made available to the public through Measures for Justice's Commons ( https://measuresforjustice.org/commons ) dashboard.
  • "Measures for Justice has been working for 3 years to develop a national set of police measures with input from community leaders and police experts," said Amy Bach, CEO of Measures for Justice.
  • The roundtable welcomess leaders from key organizations in the space, including Police Scorecard, National Police Data Coalition, Tableau Foundation, US.
  • Measures for Justice is on a mission to make accurate criminal justice data available to spur reform.