Welcome to NOBLE
Our Commitment: Justice by Action
 Ernest Green, President
Deputy Chief of Police
University City Police Department
University City, MO
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) was founded in September, 1976, during a three day symposium to address crime in urban low income areas. The symposium was co-sponsored by the Police Foundation and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA). The Joint Center for Political Studies (JCPS) coordinated this unprecedented event in which sixty (60) top-ranking black law enforcement executives representing twenty-four (24) states and fifty-five (55) major cities gathered in the Washington, D.C. area to participate. They exchanged views about the critically high rate of crime in black urban communities and the socioeconomic conditions that lead to crime and violence. They raised questions about relevant issues such as fairness in the administration of justice, police community relations, the hiring and promotion of black police officers, and the unique problems of the black police executive.
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Police-On-Police Shootings Task Force Survey
The Police-on-Police Shootings Task Force was created in the aftermath of the fatal shootings of New York City Police Officer Omar Edwards and Mt. Vernon Police Officer Christopher Ridley. Both were African American officers killed after being mistaken for criminal suspects by fellow officers. While such fatalities are rare, both documented events and anecdotal evidence suggests that non-fatal police-on police confrontations happen with far greater frequency. Assisted by a professional staff drawn from the research, law enforcement and civil rights communities, the Task Force is exploring the root causes of police-on-police confrontations. Specifically, the Task Force will examine the range of operational, sociological, and psychological factors that may contribute to such shootings and how training, tactics, policies and procedures, and technology might help prevent them. The inquiry will also take account of the responses to these incidents by government, the law enforcement community, and the general public. Through online tools, original research, and public hearings, the Task Force will solicit information from a broad and diverse range of sources including law enforcement officials, community members, scholars and other experts. The experiences, insights, and recommendations of current and former police officers who have been at risk, or felt themselves at risk, will be especially important.
I encourage all current and former sworn law enforcement officers to share their perspectives through the Task Force’s anonymous online survey. This is another way of having our voices heard.
Deputy Chief Ernest Green
NOBLE National President
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