NOBLE Roundtables and Community Engagement
The Academy for Justice—in collaboration with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)—has been hosting a series of roundtable discussions and community engagement opportunities to facilitate the exchange of ideas and innovations in the overlapping fields of policing and youth engagement, homelessness, mental health, and violence. Expert panels examine critical issues within these areas using a pre-drafted problem statement to work from, all with an emphasis on exploring alternatives to law enforcement responses where appropriate and how to engage best, when law enforcement is the best responder. The Academy for Justice is proud to partner with NOBLE on these roundtables and is hopeful meaningful ideas for change will result from them.
Policing and Homelessness: A Working Roundtable Discussion
September 15, 2022
The Academy for Justice at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University—in collaboration with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)—hosted a roundtable discussion and dinner at the College of Law to facilitate the exchange of ideas and innovations in the overlapping fields of policing and homelessness. A panel of experts examined critical issues within these fields, including the overcriminalization of homelessness, the potential for rapid rehousing, the provision of essential services (e.g., water and sanitation), and the successes and failures of strategies currently employed around the nation, all with an emphasis on exploring alternatives to criminal law enforcement in responding to homelessness.
Policing and Mental Health: A Working Roundtable Discussion
November 30, 2022
The Academy for Justice at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University—in collaboration with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)—hosted a roundtable discussion and dinner at the law school to facilitate the exchange of ideas and innovations in the overlapping fields of policing and mental health. A panel of experts examined critical issues within these fields, including alternatives to police response to mental health calls, collaborative efforts between law enforcement and mental health service providers, and effective engagement techniques between officers and those with mental illness.
Policing and Drug Policy: A Working Roundtable Discussion
March 30, 2023
The Academy for Justice at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University—in collaboration with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)—hosted a roundtable discussion and dinner at the College of Law to facilitate the exchange of ideas and innovations in the overlapping fields of policing, drug policy, and harm reduction. A panel of experts examined critical issues within these fields, including alternatives to incarceration and criminal justice system involvement for substance use-related crimes and non-violent substance use-driven crimes (trespass, shoplifting, minor theft). These experts explored and discussed ways in which police can act as agents of harm reduction in the public health crisis of opioid addiction.
NOBLE Presents, The Talk: Your Voices, Your Choices
February 2, 2023
This white paper is a production of the Academy for Justice at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. The catalyst for this white paper was a youth event held on February 2, 2023 at the Escalante Multi-Generational Center in Tempe, Arizona where nearly 70 teens gathered to have candid conversations with law enforcement. The white paper is intended to provide proposed solutions and next steps in addressing social media, mental health, and teens’ perspectives of police.
The Academy for Justice gratefully acknowledges its partnership with the Arizona Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and the Tempe Police Department in bringing this critical topic to the stakeholders involved. This roundtable could not have happened without the hard work of NOBLE Arizona Chapter Executive Assistant, and Management Assistant at the Tempe Police Department, Sharronda Campista, along with Sarah Johnson, Research Analyst for NOBLE National, and the work of the Academy for Justice team and the involvement of NOBLE members.