APD Deputy Chief Earns New Role

From the Atlanta Police Department

Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis was elected this week as Sergeant-at-Arms for the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). This year’s 39th Annual Training & Exhibition Conference, which boasted the attendance of prestigious law enforcement executives such as U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, where Deputy Chief Davis was sworn in as a national board member.

Deputy Chief Davis’ new leadership role will include facilitating national board and conference business meetings, overseeing the Technology Committee, and assisting the National President with achieving the NOBLE mission, which also includes recently published recommendations from President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Deputy Chief Davis previously served as the Special Assistant to the National President and has been a NOBLE member for 15 years.

“I am honored to serve as the Sergeant-at-Arms for NOBLE,” said Deputy Chief C.J. Davis. “I look forward to expanding my role within the organization and bringing new ideas to the conversation.”

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) serves as the conscience of the law enforcement community, committed to improved citizen and police relations. NOBLE has nearly 60 chapters and its membership represents over 4,000 law enforcement executives worldwide from federal, state, county, municipal law enforcement agencies, and criminal justice practitioners. NOBLE serves more than 60,000 youth, through its major program components which include: mentoring, education, leadership development, and safety.

NOBLE is also credited for “The Law & Your Community” training program, which is a nationally recognized hands-on interactive training program for young people ages 13-18, designed to improve their communications with law enforcement officers, and their understanding of federal, state and local laws.