NACDL - Policing Black Bodies II: Race and Pretrial Practices

Policing Black Bodies II: Race and Pretrial Practices

An important discussion on the ways in which systemic racism manifests itself in the pretrial process and how we can work towards change.

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Documents

A Racial Equity Transformation: PJI's Rationale
Bibliography by Smith and Hattery
Black Lives Matter Statement Pretrial Justice Institute (June 2020)
"Disproportionately Black" by Dr. Earl Smith (2020)
The Problem is White Supremacy by Barbara Smith, Boston Globe (June 2020)
Pretrial Justice Institute Updated Position on Risk Assessments (2020)
Six Things to Know About Algorithm-Based Decision-Making Tools, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
Algorithm-Based Decision-Making Tools Frequently Asked Questions, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
The Use of Pretrial “Risk Assessment” Instruments: A Shared Statement of Civil Rights Concerns, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools: A Primer for Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Attorneys, Safety + Justice Challenge (February 2019)
Civil Rights and Pretrial Risk Assessment Instruments, Safety + Justice Challenge (December 2019)
What Does Fairness Look Like? Conversations on Race, Risk Assessment Tools, and Pretrial Justice, ACLU and NYU Law Center on Race, Equality & the Law (October 2018)

An important discussion on the ways in which systemic racism manifests itself in the pretrial process and how we can work towards change.

Presented by sociologists Dr. Angela Hattery and Dr. Earl Smith; Cherise Fanno Burdeen, Executive Partner, Pretrial Justice Institute; Vincent Southerland, Executive Director, Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law, NYU School of Law; moderated by attorney Robert Patillo