The Speaker

Elliot T. Boyce, Sr. has been an outstanding asset to the New York State Police for the thirty-five years he has been with the organization. He began his career with the New York State Police in 1987, stationed at SP Oneida – Troop D Headquarters in Oneida, New York, as a Trooper. In 1996, he was appointed to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation as an Investigator, where he was assigned to the Community Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET), working multiple level narcotics cases throughout much of the Central, Southern and Western New York areas. In 1998, Investigator Boyce was cross-designated a U.S. Customs Officer by the U.S. Department of Treasury. In addition, Investigator Boyce was assigned to New York State Police Division Headquarters, Planning and Research section to assist with the establishment of Minimum Standards for Gun Locking Devices and Combined Ballistic Identification System (CoBIS), a pistol and revolver ballistic databank. He has completed the New York State Police Basic Hate/Bias Criminal Investigations School to fulfill his requirements to become a Bias Crimes Investigator, the Crisis Negotiations School allowing him to join the elite group of New York State Police Crisis Negotiators and has also served as a New York State Police Recruiter in an effort to maintain and increase diversity within the ranks of the NYSP. In November of 2015, he was accepted into the distinguished New York State Police Employee Assistance program and subsequently promoted to Senior Investigator / Director in 2017.

During his tenure with the New York State Police Investigator Boyce has excelled professionally and academically. He has earned his Bachelor of Science in Public Justice from the State University College of New York at Oswego in 1993, a Master’s in Criminal Justice from the School of Criminal Justice at the State University College of New York at Albany in 2000, and a Master’s in Public Administration at Marist College in 2002. He has served on the Executive Boards of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) Central New York Chapter, National Black State Troopers Coalition, Inc. (NBSTC), the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers, Inc. (NABLEO), the Cicero Falcon Football, Cheer and Dance Association and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity – Zeta Psi Sigma Chapter. In addition, he served on the NOBLE National Education and Training Committee. As an active member of the community, Investigator Boyce has a sincere interest in the development and advancement of youth. He is co-founder of “Reach Back”, a non-profit organization that mentors youth and raises scholarship funds for minority students at Rome Free Academy High School and area high schools. He is a substitute teacher in the North Syracuse School District and started his tenure as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Justice at the State University College of New York at Oswego in the spring of 2005.

A native New Yorker, Investigator Boyce’s accomplishments have been recognized by many including: the New York State Police, Grand Council of Guardians, Inc., National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Rho Xi Chapter, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Onondaga Community College Notable Alumni (Billboard), Oswego County Business Magazine “Forty under Forty” award recipient and by the State University of New York at Oswego. In 2000, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) Central New York Chapter honored him by naming their first chapter scholarship, The Elliot T. Boyce Superior Work Ethic Scholarship. In the moments he calls his own, he enjoys spending time with family and friends.

The Workshop

Eliminating Implicit Bias to Enhance Police-Community Engagement : Friday, September 30, 2022 01:30P

Microaggressions are the negative assumptions we make about people that limit their humanity and value. These include the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership, particularly the negative racial slights and insults towards people of color. Perpetrators are often unaware that they engage in such communications when they interact with racial or ethnic minorities. Almost all interracial encounters are prone to microaggressions and require utilization of additional skills in conflict management and negotiation.