Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice Science, Practice, and Policy (2023) / Chapter Skim
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The public ses sions were one mechanism that the committee used to gather information on the perspectives and experiences of communities that are disproportionately affected by racial inequalities in the criminal justice system. The statements reflected here are those of the presenters and do not represent the views of the committee or the National Academies.
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having a single agency held accountable for the youth's well-being (i.e., either child welfare or juvenile justice)
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. Diverting Youth with Mental Illness from the Justice System Another promising strategy is the targeted diversion of youth with mental disorders to mental health treatment and other programs.
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Addressing such "root causes" of racial inequalities is necessarily a long-term approach, one that will require commitment from a large swath of social institutions and stakeholders. Such approaches can be augmented by specific criminal justice system reforms that target reducing racial disparities at key points in the system.
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The committee views reforms to police, courts, and corrections as part of a larger transformation needed to significantly reduce racial inequality. Reducing arrests, incarceration, and other criminal justice contact in Black, Latino, and Native American communities will require reforms not only in criminal justice policy but also in other policy domains.
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It reviews research on alter native interventions within criminal justice settings aimed at reducing violence and criminal justice contact, particularly in Black, Latino, and Native American communities. It pays close attention to recent changes in policy that have led to declines in police stops and correctional supervision.
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. Our starting point for describing criminal justice reforms that can reduce racial inequality is the proposition that the criminal justice sys tem should minimize the overall harms from crime, including harms that result from society's responses to crime.
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