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The Prosecutorial Data Collaborative
Bringing together a team of data scientists, researchers, and practitioners, the Collaborative supports state and local prosecutors in building the infrastructure and culture necessary to not only effectively use data in their offices, courtrooms, and communities to support decision-making and policy, but to enable compliance with broader statutory requirements.
Justice in Decision-Making: Studying Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office
The Brooklyn DA’s office partnered with the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance (ISLG) to conduct a systematic baseline assessment of racial and ethnic disparities across prosecutorial decision-making. ISLG’s findings suggest evidence of disparities at key decision-making points, but they were not as widespread across all points; moreover, they often lessened or even disappeared when demographics, criminal history, and case characteristics were accounted for.