The Speaker

Elliot Boyce began his distinguished 33-year career with the New York State Police in 1987. During his tenure, he was appointed to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation as an Investigator, where he was assigned to the Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, working multiple level narcotics cases throughout much of the Central, Southern and Western New York areas, and was cross-designated as a U.S. Customs Officer by the U.S. Department of Treasury.

In 1999, he completed the New York State Police Basic Hate/Bias Criminal Investigations School to become a Bias Crimes Investigator. He has also served as a New York State Police Recruiter to maintain and increase diversity within the ranks of the New York State Police, and has completed Crisis Negotiations School to join the elite group of New York State Police Crisis Negotiators. He was deputized as a Drug Enforcement Agent Task Force Officer to assist with major narcotics investigations.

He has served as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Justice at the State University College of New York at Oswego, and was accepted into the distinguished New York State Police Employee Assistance Program and subsequently promoted to Senior Investigator / Director.

Director Boyce earned his Bachelor of Science in Public Justice from the State University of New York at Oswego, a Master’s in Criminal Justice from the School of Criminal Justice at the State University of New York at Albany and a Master’s in Public Administration at Marist College. In 2021, Elliot obtained a Diversity & Inclusion Certification from Cornell University.

The Workshop

Know Your Rights - A Conversation With Youth : Tuesday, October 03, 2023 06:30P

What To Do When Stopped by the Police

Being stopped by a police officer is sometimes a traumatic experience, especially in light of ongoing events involving Black people and law enforcement.

This presentation deals with race, racial socialization, racial profiling, societal perceptions, and other issues dealing with the harsh realities of being Black, that community members must know in order to safeguard themselves from harm, particularly when interacting with members of law enforcement. Focused on the realities experienced by people of color in interacting with members of law enforcement, there is still a need to have "TheTalk."

Based on the lived experiences and community activism of more than 10,000 African American law enforcement officers, this program will provide an opportunity to engage with law enforcement guardians to know, better understand and to just get home safely.


This presentation will be held at MAMLEO, 61 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA