How Does the History of Race in America Affect the Role of Prosecutors?

Date:  02-08-2019 Goal of new paper is to uncover roots of racial inequality and guide prosecutors to transform disparities into positive change in policy and practice

From The Institution for Innovation in Prosecution: In our newest paper from the IIP’s Executive Session, Race and Prosecution, Angela J. Davis, Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law; John Chisholm, Milwaukee (WI) District Attorney; and David Noble, IIP Communications Fellow, aim to unearth the roots of racial inequality in the United States, discuss how those roots produced racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and provide guidance on how the prosecutor’s office can transform those disparities into positive change in policy and practice. Read the paper here.