Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Pennsylvania SAA asked if NCJA was aware of any states that have conducted a Racial and Ethnic Disparity (R/ED) statewide assessment for the adult criminal justice system. NCJA provided resources on potential templates of this model as well as state examples.

This presentation will provide an overview of racial and ethnic disparities in drug treatment courts. Presenters will outlines decision points to address racial and ethnic disparities using NADCP’s Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards. Learners will be empowered to be intentional in identifying opportunities to invoke change in practice, procedure, or policies that affect and improve racial equity outcomes in their own professional roles.

This is the second of a two-part series on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in County Justice Systems. Racial and ethnic disparity (RED) refers to the unequal treatment of individuals of color in the criminal or juvenile justice systems, which is often represented in jail populations. This interactive virtual discussion will allow participants to ask questions of a national expert at the W. Haywood Burns Institute and county leaders to continue the dialogue on reducing racial and ethnic disparities.

This is the first of a two-part series on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in County Justice Systems. Racial and ethnic disparity (RED) refers to the unequal treatment of individuals of color in the criminal or juvenile justice systems, which is often represented in jail populations. On this webinar, a national expert at the W. Haywood Burns Institute will outline how county elected officials can identify racial and ethnic disparities in their justice system and discuss how to use this information to inform policy and funding decisions.