Fighting racism goes hand in hand with creating communities where everyone has a voice and a chance to work together. Here are key lessons Everyday Democracy has learned about addressing racism in community initiatives in our 25+ years working with communities to create positive change. ...
ED-key-lessons-addressing-racism (2).pdf
When racial tensions rose to a tipping point in Stratford, Conn. following the arrest of two African Americans – a teenager and a town councilman, the city used this incident as a springboard to improve community-police relations and to address other issues related to racial equity. To...
EvDem-Citizens-Creating-Racial-Equity-education-policing.pdf
The County Executive's Office and the Milwaukee County Board deserve much of the credit for the countywide racial equity work. Their combined oversight, leverage, and resources were necessary to get an effort like this off the ground. It was a multi-layered approach that started with buy-in from...
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In a follow up from their presentation at the October 2019 SJC Network Meeting, Nexus Community Partners presents in our next installment of the "Continuing the Conversation" series on the importance of humanizing language. Shifting language can enhance the work and impact of jurisdictions as...
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The pages that follow present analyses of APD traffic stops and searches, as well as APD officers’ use of force, for the calendar years 2014 and 2015. For both yearly analyses we isolate race and ethnicity, exploring differences in practices and modeling these outcomes of interest while...
Austin_PDI_Report_2016_Release.pdf
Today marks District Attorney George Gascón's last day serving the City & County of San Francisco. We thought you might be interested in seeing a report documenting the initiatives of his administration. We hope you will help us amplify this important work by sharing the report with your...
SFDA_Transformative Justice_George Gascon_2019.pdf
The Prison Policy Initiative compiled and summarized findings from recent academic literature about racial disparities in pretrial processes. We published it as a briefing with major takeaways and suggestions for alternative data sources (including the Safety and Justice Challenge network)...
A facilitated roundtable conversation about how the historical context of race and equity impacts present efforts to change the criminal justice system. #RacialJustice #October2019Houston #racialdisparities
Beyond the Boundaries- Structural Racism, Structural Well-Being and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities.pdf
Nationally, jail populations have grown the most in recent years in rural areas, and these communities are often excluded from reform efforts; rural jurisdictions also have some of the highest racial disparities in their justice systems. This workshop will highlight some of the challenges facing...
Working on Jail Decarceration and Racial Equity in Smaller and Rural Communities.pdf
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