The Champaign County Racial Justice Task Force met Thursday to discuss racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. | File photo
The Champaign County Racial Justice Task Force met Thursday to discuss racial disparities in the juvenile justice system. | File photo
The Champaign County Racial Justice Task Force met Thursday to discuss racial disparities in the juvenile justice system.
Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the county:
"The Champaign County Board seeks to take positive steps to address the issue of racial disparity in the jail population and in the criminal justice system more broadly. The Racial Justice Task Force will report its findings, including a list of recommended actions and means for implementation, as well as further research to address the issues of racial disparity, to the Champaign County Board."
Champaign County
Racial Justice Task Force
Meeting of the Juvenile Justice Subcommittee
Thursday, September 8th, 2016 11:00 a.m.
Urbana Free Library
Agenda Item
I. Are there racial disparities in the juvenile justice system in Champaign
County?
II. What are the resources for discovering this?
III. What data is already available and what is needed?
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