Center for Policing Equity

{{short description|Research center on policing}}

The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) is a research center founded at University of California, Los Angeles and now based at Yale University.{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam|title=U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties Will Move to John Jay College|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/nyregion/ucla-center-on-police-community-ties-will-move-to-john-jay-college.html?_r=0|accessdate=14 December 2016|work=The New York Times|date=21 March 2016}} Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, a Professor of African-American Studies and Psychology at Yale University, is the Co-founder and CEO. Dr. Tracie L. Keesee, who spent 25 years in the Denver Police Department, co-founded CPE with Dr. Goff and is the President and COO.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Center for Policing Equity Co-Founder Discusses Reimagining Community Safety at Kennedy School Event {{!}} News|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/12/3/tracie-keesee-kennedy-school-event/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203190236/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/12/3/tracie-keesee-kennedy-school-event/ |archive-date=2020-12-03 |access-date=2020-12-20|website=The Harvard Crimson}}

The Center for Policing Equity is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that collects and analyzes data surrounding police interactions with the community to diagnose disparities in policing.{{cite web |last1=Kastner |first1=Jennifer |title=SDPD Chief reaffirms commitment to equity in policing amid upcoming report |url=https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/sdpd-chief-reaffirms-commitment-to-equity-in-policing-amid-upcoming-report |website=ABC 10News |publisher=Scripps Media, Inc |accessdate=31 December 2019}} Their mission is “justice through science”, using social science to improve policing and reduce racial disparities.