When it comes to improving safety in Tacoma, the city’s police chief knows there is a right way and a wrong way to go about police business. This is especially true when it comes to race and its relevance, or lack thereof, in crime fighting. FOX13
is being called upon to clamp down on increasing crime in the city. In his continued efforts toward crime reduction, Chief Avery Moore is also looking to set the tone that racial profiling won’t be tolerated. In his monthly community question and answer series called ""We make sure that racial profiling doesn’t happen by education. For example, we make sure our officers take courses like implicit bias, procedural justice, understanding of 21st century policing.
Nobles said she hears some concerns of racial profiling in the communities she represents. Some people are worried they could be the next person wrongfully suspected of a crime just because of the color of their skin. The Tacoma Urban League has been a partner of Chief Moore and his administration—helping to educate them and rebuild connections with the public. As president and CEO of the organization, Nobles said they also hold the"If that data comes back and is letting us know that there is profiling happening, and especially if that profiling is by a specific officer, what are the consequences? How do you respond to community’s concerns with that type of data?" asked Nobles.
"Rebuild some of those relationships, rebuild the community’s trust in our local law enforcement and the notion that the job is to protect and serve us is actually what we see carried out in the community," said Nobles.
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