Derika B. Sutton
Program Analyst, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
2023
Derika B. Sutton entered on duty with the FBI on July 6, 2010, as a Legal Instruments Examiner in the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) National Instant Criminal Background Check System Section. She also worked as a Legal Administrative Specialist in the NICS Business and Liaison Unit.
Ms. Sutton has served as a Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator since 2012 and is the National Women’s History representative for CJIS. She has sponsored many events at CJIS relating to diversity and inclusion, including presentations to onboarding employees and providing them with the resources available at CJIS.
Ms. Sutton moved to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program in February 2023 as a Program Analyst and is currently the Hate Crime Statistics Coordinator. Most recently, Ms. Sutton facilitated the first ever Hate Crime Symposium held at CJIS. This symposium provided opportunities for networking, collaboration, and exchange of ideas within the law enforcement community, CJIS Management, and Department of Justice Partners.
At the Summit
The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
