Expunge Assist is a free digital tool specifically designed to aid Californians with arrest and conviction histories in clearing their criminal records.
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
[ ] Compile recent research on criminal justice involvement in California
[ ] What is the data on CJ involvement when it comes to race?
[ ] What is the data on CJ involvement when it comes to class (with proxies of poverty and/or geography)?
[ ] What is the data on CJ involvement when it comes to veteran status?
[ ] Build out additional research issues (for example, does the data show improvements to these figures following expansion of clean slate efforts in CA?)
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.
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