implicit bias — Blog — Criminal Injustice

The criminal legal system has left us with too little justice, and too much mass incarceration, racial disparities, and lifelong burdens on those it touches. But few groups suffer as much under the system’s burdens as young black people.

#123: Would More Diversity Improve Policing?

In the storm of protests after the murder of George Floyd, many say that having more African American and Latino officers will reduce police violence and force used against people of color. Will it?

InterviewsDavid HarrisAugust 11, 2020Dr. Rayshawn Ray, race, diversity, police violence, implicit bias, use of force, 121-150

#92: The OJ Question in Jury Selection

The Supreme Court banned racial discrimination in jury selection decades ago. But some prosecutors refused to abide by the rules. They developed work arounds, including sorting jurors by their reactions to the OJ Simpson verdict. Now the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) argues that using the OJ verdict as racial discrimination tool violates the Constitution.

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