hackforla / expunge-assist

Expunge Assist is a free digital tool specifically designed to aid Californians with arrest and conviction histories in clearing their criminal records.
https://expungeassist.org
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Recent data on criminal justice involvement #1443

Open sylvia-nam opened 5 months ago

sylvia-nam commented 5 months ago

Overview

The goal is to compile recent data on criminal justice involvement with specific focus on the overrepresentation of certain groups, people, and communities. Project scope is California.

Background

The risk factors for criminal justice involvement include: poverty and class, race, veteran status, etc. What is the current landscape in California based on recent research and data? What about at the county level?

Action Items

Resources/Notes

sylvia-nam commented 2 months ago

Refer to this doc for Clean Slate Initiative data, totals by record category and by race. Limitations: data is from 2019 so before AB 1076 automated expungement.

sylvia-nam commented 1 week ago

@saraisabelcf FYI