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Scholarship Programs
IRLET ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
This one-time ($3,000) award is offered to a graduating high school senior interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement or criminal justice.
The application must be postmarked no later than April 23rd of each year.
If you have any questions, please contact the NOBLE National Office at (703) 658-1529 or e-mail Sharon Parillon at
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 Irlet Anderson Scholarship Application
CHARLES L. GITTENS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
This one-time ($1,000) award is offered to a graduating high school senior interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement or criminal justice.
The application must be postmarked no later than April 23rd of each year.
If you have any questions, please contact the NOBLE National Office at (703) 658-1529 or email Sharon Parillon at
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Charles L. Gittens Scholarship Application
LARRY BOLDEN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
This one thousand dollar ($1,000) scholarship is awarded to a student in the city/county that hosts our annual conference. The local NOBLE chapter scholarship committee in the city/county hosting the annual conference will work with the local school district to select the recepient for this award.
ARTHUR LEE & MARY ALICE NESBITT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
This one-time ($1,000) award is offered to a graduating high school senior interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement or criminal justice.
The application must be postmarked no later than April 23rd of each year.
If you have any questions, please contact the NOBLE National Office at (703) 658-1529 or e-mail Sharon Parillon at
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Please contact the national office or your local chapter to find out more information regarding community outreach initiatives.
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Understanding Biased-based Traffic Law Enforcement |
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Understanding Biased-based Traffic Law Enforcement
Criminal profiling is not new to our occupation or to the communities we serve. In fact, it is one of the oldest tools known to law enforcement. Criminal profiling is a legitimate investigative instrument; however, the practice of bias-based traffic law enforcement based solely on race, gender, religion, physical attribute, or belief is not.
The need to eliminate this practice has reached new heights with the people we serve. This practice threatens the very core of our mission to Serve and Protect. As law enforcement officers/officials, it is vital that we pause and make sure we are using the proper procedures in our traffic stops. Almost every state is attempting to develop a policy to address this issue. Collectively, we have an obligation to seek out ways to eliminate bias-based traffic law enforcement.
The purpose of this manual is to present information on bias-based traffic law enforcement. You will find an assortment of tools that can be used within your department, including:
1. a definition of bias-based traffic law enforcement,
2. a short self-assessment to gauge your needs,
3. a traffic law enforcement section that addresses the traffic stop, effective management, law enforcement officers’ rights, and best practices, and
4. techniques for effective community outreach programs, data collection, policies, and training resources to aid further research.
We hope this manual will provide you with a ready source of ideas and information as you go about your duties.
Click on the title to read the document
NOBLE is committed to reducing death and bodily injury due to traffic crashes through a muti-facted approach. We are all partners and bear a responsibility for traffic safety in our respective communities. This approach involves three components:
1. Public information - to make the community aware of the problem and the steps that we plan to use to address the problem;
2. Education - to insure that our officers and the targeted groups understand why we are focusing on the particular problem;
3. Enforcement - when the above two approaches don't yield the desired effect (reducing death and injury due to crashes) then we must take enforcement actilon based on articulable behaviors. |
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Enviromental Crimes & Justice Partnership |
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US EPA/ NOBLE
Enviromental Crimes & Justice Partnership
In 2003, the US Enviromental Protection Agency partnered with NOBLE on an ambitious undertaking aimed at providing information and developing training to assist combat environmental crimes in Enviromental Justice areas. NOBLE CEOs in Macon, GA; Urbana, IL; Baton Rouge, LA Memphis, TN Plainfield, NJ and Vicksburg, MS were brought together to work with EPA criminal enforcement agents to address this evergrowing problem.
Additionally, EPA SACs worked with NOBLE chapters nationwide to hold community forums to provide hope and information to community members and local law enforcement on resources that are available to help improve the quality of the environment in their communities.
In conjuction with NOBLE's Environmental Crimes & Justice Committee EPA officials presented at a workshop on the topic at our annual conferences in Tulsa and Dallas. NOBLE's Executive Board at the request of the committee issued a resolution in support of Enviromental Crimes & Justice Day.
To find out more about the committee contact Environmental Crimes & Justice Chair Barbara Foreman at: (202) 564-6005.
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Voluntary Law Enforcement Fitness/Wellness Model Program |
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Voluntary Law Enforcement Fitness/Wellness Model Program
NOBLE is a member of the National Law Enforcement Fitness/Wellness Model Program (NLEFP) task force. The program is the brainchild of the National Leaugue of Cities. Other task force organizations include: the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, the Fraternal Order of Police, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Sheriffs’ Association, the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, the Police Executive Research Forum, the American Society for Law Enforcement Training, NLC Mutual Insurance Company, and FitForce™.
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Family Violence
NOBLE continues to be in the forefront in addressing the serious issues facing the nation, and one of the most prevalent is in the area of Family Violence. From 1996-1997, NOBLE conducted four two-day training conferences designed for Chiefs of Police entitled, "Non -Traditional Police Responses to Family Violence." The conferences were held in Charleston, SC, Chicago, IL, Inglewood, CA, and Philadelphia, PA.
The training was funded through a grant from the U.S. Justice Department, Bureau of Justice Statistics. The training provided Chiefs with new guidelines for: decreasing the number of calls for service in responding to family violence incidents; developing coordinated responses with advocacy agencies; implementing state-of-the-art communications equipment; and developing an internal response plan. The training program received nationwide accolades and as a result, was awarded additional funding by the Justice Department to develop marketing materials in order to ensure that the program/curriculum remains self-sustaining. Renowned artist, Gail Fulton-Ross, illustrated a poster for NOBLE, which is currently used as a "domestic violence" marketing tool. In January 1999, NOBLE in partnership with Vicki Coffey & Associates initiated a study entitled "Enhancing the Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence in African American Communities" which measured members' perceptions, attitudes and beliefs about the incidence of domestic violence within African American communities.
The initial phase of the project consisted of the development of a survey that was distributed to a random sampling of the NOBLE membership. Upon evaluation of the survey results, a series of questions was developed to be addressed by three focus groups, two consisting of NOBLE members and one of domestic violence advocates. At the conclusion of the project, a "NOBLE" policy on domestic violence was produced.
As consistent with national statistics, the focus group data indicated that the proliferation of domestic violence calls continues to be ranked as the major contributor to officers' workloads and the number one call for police service. The data also suggests that there is a need for law enforcement agencies to develop partnerships with domestic violence advocacy groups and to conduct more internal training programs. In an effort to address these issues, NOBLE is in the process of collaborating with various agencies to sponsor a nationwide town meeting between law enforcement and the domestic violence advocacy community. |
End Racial Profiling Act of 2001
H.R. 2074, S. 989
Sponsors:
(Senate) Clinton, Corzine, Feingold, Torricelli, Kennedy, Schumer, Durbin, Stabenow, Reid
(House) Conyers, Shays, Wu, Jackson Lee, Hutchinson, Johnson
Summary
John Conyers (D-MI) presents his third attempt since 1998 to introduce legislation prohibiting law enforcement officials from using race as a means for making official stops. His bill entitled, "End Racial Profiling Act of 2001," would require police agencies around the country to keep a tally on the race of persons detained in each traffic stop. The bill would provide federal grant funding for other means to help end racial profiling, such as cultural awareness training and video camera equipment.
The purposes of this act are to enforce the constitutional rights to equal protection of the laws, pursuant to the 5th and 14th Amendments for every citizen, to protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, pursuant to the 4th Amendment, to interstate travel, pursuant to section 2 of article 4 of the Constitution, and to regulate interstate commerce pursuant to clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution.
This act provides a civil remedy to any persons injured by racial profiling. A person can sue any governmental unit who employed a law enforcement agent who engaged in racial profiling or law enforcement agency that engaged in racial profiling. Any prevailing plaintiff can also recover reasonable attorneys' fees. However, the nature of proof is somewhat pervasive. The measure of proof is that "the routine investigatory activities of law enforcement agents have had a disparate impact on racial or ethnic minorities." This proof is prima facie evidence of a violation of the statute.
The End Racial Profiling Act of 2001 institutes programs which maintain policies and procedures in the federal, state, and local government that are designed to eliminate racial profiling. These policies and procedures consist of a prohibition on racial profiling, the mandatory collection of data on routine investigatory activities, an independent process for dealing with alleged incidents of racial profiling, and discipline procedures for agents who engage in racial profiling. |
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NOBLE is a member of I Am Your Child
Because the first years truly do last forever, NOBLE has joined over 150 national organizations in becoming a member of I Am Your Child. The campaign represents an unprecedented coalition of entertainment leaders, children's organizations, elected officials, health professions, foundations and corporations who have joined together to help unite the work being done across the country to promote family and community involvement in young children's healthy development. I Am Your Child is a national public awareness and engagement campaign to help people understand the importance of new brain research and its implications for our children's lifelong healthy development.
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The Law and You
A Guide to Communicating with Law Enforcement Officials
In response to the high incidents of race-based traffic stops, NOBLE partnered with Allstate Insurance Company to produce a brochure entitled, "the Law & You: Guidelines for interaction with law enforcement officials." Targeted at minority teenage drivers, the guide offers suggestions on how to communicate effectively with law enforcement officials during traffic stops. Through the use of an interactive videotape and curriculum, NOBLE members conduct regional training workshops for high school students and community organizations.
In April 2000, NOBLE teamed with IES Electronics Industries, Inc. to produce a state-of-the art, computer-based training module to be used in conjunction with the Law & You curriculum. The module was created with IES'A2Z/Range 2000 simulator that features real-time traffic stop scenarios. This particular training module has the option to be utilized in workshops targeted for young adult drivers or law enforcement officials. The use of the simulator allows the instructor to obtain instant information about the participant's knowledge of traffic laws and procedures. When used in training sessions for law enforcement personnel, the simulator can be used to measure the actions/reactions of officers' communication skills in interacting with citizens during traffic stops and to address potential bias issues. |
End Racial Profiling Prohibition Act of 2001
H.R. 1907
Sponsors:
Norton, Acevedo-Vila, Baca, Bishop, Brown, Carson, Christensen, Clay, Clayton, Clyburn, Cummings, Davis, Fattah, Ford, Hastings, Hilliard, Jackson-Lee, Jefferson, Bernice-Johnson, Kilpatrick, Lee, Lewis, McKinney, Meek, Meeks, Menendez, Millender-McDonald, Owens, Payne, Rangel, Rush, Scott, Thompson, Towns, Jones, Underwood, Waters, Watt, Wynn
Summary
Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC) introduced her bill, the "Racial Profiling Prohibition Act of 2001," to help end racial profiling by law enforcement agencies. Norton's legislation is touted as the first of its kind. Norton's bill is basically a partisan effort, joining with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) as co-sponsors. It seeks to eliminate racial profiling, not by passing a Federal law that prohibits it, but by threatening states into passing their own legislation. It would require the federal government to withhold federal highway funds from state and local governments that fail to pass some form of legislation that prohibits racial profiling.
In order for states to qualify for federal transportation funds, they must not allow law enforcement officers to use race, national origin, or ethnicity when making official stops unless they are accompanied with a physical description. Secondly, the states must adopt and enforce standards prohibiting the use of racial profiling on streets or roads built with federal highway funds. Finally the states must collect statistics on the racial characteristics and the circumstances for each official stop. The states must also allow public inspection of the demographic data to be in compliance.
The federal government withholds funds according to a schedule. The first deduction starts at five percent if any State does not meet the requirements of by October 1, 2003. On October 1, 2004, the secretary will withhold ten percent from the states not meeting the requirements. The funds will remain available until the end of the third fiscal year after the state fails to comply. If the funds are not collected by the end of this period they shall lapse and not be available to the states. |
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