Leveraging Data for Impact: Estimating the Effects of Proposed Reforms and Measuring and Addressing Racial Disparities

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel focuses on three critical aspects of leveraging data to improve the criminal legal system: estimating impacts of reform strategies, monitoring impacts, and addressing racial disparities. Drawing from the work of City University of New York Institute for State and Local Governance (CUNY ISLG), panelists will introduce actionable strategies for how data can guide decisions and ensure that policy adjustments are both effective and equitable, as well as how to leverage data to diagnose and disrupt disparities, allowing jurisdictions to develop targeted approaches to reduce racial inequities. The goal of this session is to provide practical, data-driven methods that can be used to inform policy, adapt strategies, and ultimately, promote a fairer criminal legal system.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 48. Jails & Prisons

Individual Presentations

• Estimating the Impacts of Proposed Criminal Legal System Strategies- - Benjamin Estep, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance; Otgonjargal Okhidoi, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance; Alexis Peachey, Institute for State and Local Governance (ISLG)

• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pretrial Release and Rebooking Trends - Sana Khan, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance; Erin Sheena, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance

• Measuring and Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Criminal Legal System Data - Cecilia Low-Weiner, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance; Brandon Martinez, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance; Erin Sheena, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance