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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp012801pk304| Title: | A prosecutor’s guide for advancing racial equity |
| Contributors: | Vera Institute of Justice |
| Keywords: | Prosecution—United States Criminal justice, administration of—United States Discrimination in criminal justice administration—United States |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2014 |
| Publisher: | The Institute |
| Place of Publication: | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| Description: | Black and Latino people are overrepresented in the U.S. criminal justice system. While racial disparity in case outcomes is often attributed to law enforcement practices or judicial decision making, the role of prosecutors is overlooked. In fact, prosecutors have wide discretionary power in case processing decisions—from initial screening, charging, bail, and pretrial recommendations, to diversion, plea bargaining, and sentencing. Until now, prosecutors have lacked ready access to analytical tools that would help them see the overall impacts of their decisions, and whether their decision-making power affects racially disparate case outcomes. Vera’s Prosecution and Racial Justice Program (PRJ) published this guide to aid prosecutors seeking to conduct research into their offices’ work and address any problems contributing to racial disparity the research uncovers. The guide is based on PRJ’s nine years of experience as research partner with a number of district attorneys around the country. |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp012801pk304 |
| Related resource: | https://www.vera.org/publications/a-prosecutors-guide-for-advancing-racial-equity |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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