National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers

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The National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers (NABLEO) is an African-American police organization in the United States which represents about 9,000 officers.[1]

The organization advocates for fairer policing and against police misconduct, abuse and deadly force.[2] It sees policing as organized to control poor people and minorities, and that police forces condone racism inside police forces, and need to address it by recruiting in locations where minorities go, hiring, training, supervision and policies, including incentives for officers to report racism by other officers. Racist officers endanger minority officers as well as the public.[3] The organization says black officers fear retaliation for reporting racism by the police.[4] It sees racial profiling even against uniformed officers.[5]

The organization has defended black officers against punishment by the Fraternal Order of Police for supporting protesters against the police.[6]

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  1. ^ Watkins, Ali (2021-03-22). "Meet Wyoming's New Black Sheriff, the First in State History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ^ "Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements". PBS. 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. ^ Mosley, Tonya and Samantha Raphelson (June 3, 2020). "Being A Black Police Officer Is 'Hard As Hell,' Retired Chief Says". WBUR. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  4. ^ Hope, Leah (2021-04-22). "Black police officers hope Derek Chauvin guilty verdict leads to widespread change in policing". ABC-7 Chicago. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  5. ^ Booker, Brakkton (April 13, 2021). "Driving While Black is still a death sentence". Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  6. ^ Dudek, Mitch (2020-07-14). "Supporters express solidarity with 2 cops facing union discipline for kneeling in uniform". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2021-05-09.

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