Welcome to NOBLE Massachusetts

NOBLE Massachusetts’ mission 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.

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3rd Annual Dr. John Gibbons Scholarship Award Dinner

Noble MA is Hosting the 3rd Annual Dr. John Gibbons Scholarship Award Dinner Click here
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Upcoming Events

Friday, September 26, 2025 - Restorative Justice Conference 2025 @ UMass Boston Kennedy Institute 210 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA
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Meet Our Executive Board

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Lisa Butner

President

NOBLE Massachusetts President, Lisa Butner currently works at Tufts University Police Department (TUPD), where she holds the rank of Detective Captain. At TUPD, she oversees Internal Affairs, all criminal investigations, Executive Protection, Clery & Title IX Compliance, and community outreach.
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Robert A. Barrows

Vice President

Chief, Robert Alben Barrows, has held the post of Chief of Police at Bunker Hill Community College for more than sixteen years, and has been serving our communities for over 34 years in law enforcement. Whether as an officer of the Special State Police of Massachusetts, a Special Police Officer in the Boston housing developments, or as a former member of the Massachusetts National Guard. Chief Robert “Bobby” Barrows values service and the protection of the Massachusetts communities.
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Yolanda Smith

Secretary

Yolanda Smith, Associate Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police at Tufts University, understands the need for change and reform within policing. In four years at Tufts, she has successfully enhanced the culture of trust and transparency within the department and the Tufts Community. Since her arrival, she has built a new policing model- the Hybrid Response Model, which includes accredited, armed police and a cadre of campus security officers who are non-enforcement officers who respond to calls for service that do not warrant armed police presence.
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NOBLE MA

  • Outstanding Support
  • Community Engagment
  • Policy Advocacy
  • Law Enforement
  • and much more...

How we do it?

  • Public Service Organization
  • Problem Solvers
  • Law Enforcement Issues/Concerns
  • Community Needs
  • Highly Competent

Why we do it?

NOBLE Massachusetts' mission 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

What this means is that, in addition to examining the causes of crime and violence in black and urban communities, including the socio-economic conditions that exacerbate these conditions, we are focused on the improvement of police and community relations; fairness in the distribution of justice; the hiring and promotion of black police officers; and other issues that are uniquely related to black police executives.

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Stay in touch with us

Have any questions? Email:
noblemassachusetts@gmail.com
Call us

617.221.6773

Mailing Address

300 Andover Street #213
Peabody, MA 01960