Greater Indiana Chapter of NOBLE
Who We Are
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executive, also known as NOBLE, consists of community leaders united in our mission to promote justice, equity, and excellence in the administration of justice.
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives™, also known as NOBLE®,was founded in September 1976 during a three-day symposium to address crime in low-income urban 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 top ranking black law enforcement executives representing twenty-four states and fifty major cities gathered in the Washington, D.C. area to participate. They exchanged views about the critically high rate of crime in the black urban communities and the socio-economic 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.
Recognizing black law enforcement executives could have a significantly more effective impact upon the criminal justice system through a unified voice, the symposium participants departed from the planned agenda to create NOBLE. They unanimously elected Hubert Williams, then Director of the Newark, New Jersey Police Department, and the first black police chief of a major city, temporary chairman of NOBLE. During that meeting, the initial purpose and the objectives of the organization were developed and a working committee to devise the organizational structure was formed.
NOBLE’s membership consists of over 4,000 members worldwide, primarily black law enforcement Chief Executive Officers (CEO), command-level and below officials, civilians, and vendors in a supporting role, from federal, state, county, municipal law enforcement agencies, and criminal justice practitioners. However, NOBLE is not exclusive to black law enforcement executives and command staff, but rather inclusive to diverse members from every ethnic background. NOBLE National Office is Headquartered in the Washington, DC Area in Alexandria, VA. NOBLE has 59 chapters in six regions throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, and several countries in Africa. The mission of NOBLE is to ensure EQUITY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE in the provision of public service to all communities, and to serve as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to JUSTICE BY ACTION. The goal of NOBLE is to be recognized as a highly competent public service organization that is at the forefront of providing solutions to law enforcement issues and concerns, as well as to the ever-changing needs of African American communities. NOBLE also issues annual scholarships to high school students seeking a career in law enforcement.
Recognizing black law enforcement executives could have a significantly more effective impact upon the criminal justice system through a unified voice, the symposium participants departed from the planned agenda to create NOBLE. They unanimously elected Hubert Williams, then Director of the Newark, New Jersey Police Department, and the first black police chief of a major city, temporary chairman of NOBLE. During that meeting, the initial purpose and the objectives of the organization were developed and a working committee to devise the organizational structure was formed.
NOBLE’s membership consists of over 4,000 members worldwide, primarily black law enforcement Chief Executive Officers (CEO), command-level and below officials, civilians, and vendors in a supporting role, from federal, state, county, municipal law enforcement agencies, and criminal justice practitioners. However, NOBLE is not exclusive to black law enforcement executives and command staff, but rather inclusive to diverse members from every ethnic background. NOBLE National Office is Headquartered in the Washington, DC Area in Alexandria, VA. NOBLE has 59 chapters in six regions throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, and several countries in Africa. The mission of NOBLE is to ensure EQUITY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE in the provision of public service to all communities, and to serve as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to JUSTICE BY ACTION. The goal of NOBLE is to be recognized as a highly competent public service organization that is at the forefront of providing solutions to law enforcement issues and concerns, as well as to the ever-changing needs of African American communities. NOBLE also issues annual scholarships to high school students seeking a career in law enforcement.
To ensure equity in the administration of justice in the provision of public service to all communities, and to serve as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to justice by action.
The goal of NOBLE is to be recognized as a highly competent, public service organization that is at the forefront of providing solutions to law enforcement issues and concerns, as well as to the ever-changing needs of our communities.