Emerging Scholars Program Accepting Application
The CPLE Emerging Scholars Program (ESP) is currently accepting applications. ESP seeks to provide opportunities to graduate students to pursue research that supports the mission of the CPLE. The applicant must be a full-time graduate student in an M.A. or Ph.D. program in psychology, sociology, criminal justice, political science, economics, or a related discipline. Please read more about this exciting opportunity here.
Russell Sage Foundation Funds CPLE
The Russell Sage Foundation granted the CPLE two years of funding ($344,000) on Friday, November 6, 2009. The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF), located in New York City, is the principal American Foundation devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences. RSF is a research center, a funding source for studies by scholars at other academic and research institutions, and an active member of the nation’s social science community. This grant will allow the CPLE to conduct research with numerous law enforcement agencies across the United States. The CPLE would like to thank the Russell Sage Foundation for their generous support. More information about the foundation can be found here.
New Online Database of Prejudice and Conflict Resolution
CPLE researcher, Betsy Levy Paluck, launched a new online database of prejudice and conflict reduction studies, a bibliography of approximately 1,000 empirical reports of interventions to reduce prejudice and/or intergroup conflict. The database consists of laboratory and field-based studies, examining interventions from priming to affirmative action policy. Please explore the website by clicking here.
CPLE Launches Emerging Scholars Program!
The CPLE Emerging Scholars Program (ESP) is designed to allow accomplished graduate students the opportunity to learn how to conduct research with law enforcement agencies on equity issues. Applications information is now available on the website and by contacting CPLE staff at research@policingequity.org. Please let us know if you are interested in learning more, and pass this information along to the talented graduate students you know who might find this an attractive opportunity.
CPLE goes to Brazil
The U.S. State Department asked Co-founders Drs. Keesee and Goff to take part in a joint Brazil/U.S. initiative to end racial discrimination. Drs. Keesee and Goff will share findings on the contemporary science of racial bias in policing and how contemporary law enforcement can use social science to improve the equitable delivery of public safety. The two day conference is being held in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and will include experts from the world of policy, law enforcement, and academia from both participating nations.
Denver hosted IACP
On October 3-7, Denver, Colorado hosted the 116th Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference and Exposition. During the IACP, the CPLE hosted a Police Executive Leadership Form: Leadership in Equity Through Excellence in Research on October 6, 2009. The forum covered research issues such as immigration, racial profiling/use of force, disparate arrests, and retention of female officers. Denver is one of the 11 cities partnered with the CPLE and home of co-founder and executive director of research, Tracie Keesee.
D.C. Congressional Briefing
On September 23, the CPLE briefed congressional staff in Washington D.C. on the subject of biased policing. Dr. Goff, co-founder and executive director of research for the CPLE, Dr. Keesee, co-founder and executive director of operations for the CPLE, Chief Burbank of the Salt Lake City Police, Fernando Garcia, founding director of the Border Network for Human Rights, Karen K. Narasaki, President and Executive director of Asian American Justice Center, and NAACP President and CEO, Ben Jealous, worked with the Rights Working Group in their “Racial Profiling: Time to Face the Truth”.
Drs. Goff and Keesee and Chief Burbank presented research findings on racial profiling and use of force. After the presentations, the CPLE affiliates stayed to answer questions. The CPLE looks forward to continued political attention to these important issues.
Dr. Goff wins prestigious research award
The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Division 9 of the American Psychological Association (APA), awarded the 2009 Lousie Kidder Early Career Award to Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff. Dr. Goff, co-founder and executive director of research for the CPLE, received this award for his influential research which investigates the dynamics of stereotype threat, stigma, interracial conflict, and mental representations related to discrimination. SPSSI values the integration of social science theory and real-world policy and Dr. Goff’s research efforts to understand and improve issues of equity in policing exemplifies those values. Congratulations to Dr. Goff for receiving this prestigious award. A copy of the award announcement is availablehere.
Successful Research Summit
On August 26-27, 2009, excited CPLE researchers attended the CPLE Summit on Research Leadership in Equity hosted by UCLA and sponsored by the Russell Sage Foundation and UCLA’s Critical Race Studies Program. The Summit consisted of CPLE research updates, researcher trainings, and a grant-writing workshop. The CPLE Summit provided an opportunity for researchers to engage critical issues in law enforcement and begin charting a national agenda for research on police equity. The CPLE staff would like to thank everyone who contributed to the successful CPLE Summit.
Wave 1 Research Completed in Salt Lake City, UT
The CPLE has just completed Wave 1 of data collection of residents of Salt Lake City, UT and officers with the SLCPD. We were aided by a great team of CPLE-trained researchers in Salt Lake City and the integral support of Chief Burbank. Our surveys sought to better understand people’s attitudes towards SB81 specifically as well as broader issues such as crime reporting. We will be releasing our preliminary results to the media soon, so stay posted!
