OUR COMMON GROUNDOct 13, 2024

#PoliceBrutalilty #Racialdisparity
#EndQualifiedImmunity #DOJ

Police in nearly *every city* report using more overall force against Black people than white people, with DC police reporting the largest disparities among big cities. Disparities in overall police use of force are even more extreme than what has been reported in limited studies. They actually admit to it mostly.

Houston Public MediaApr 1, 2024

Data shows Black drivers in the Houston area accounted for about 34% of stops, despite the fact that about 20% of Harris County's population is Black, according to census data.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/04/01/481997/black-drivers-were-pulled-over-and-searched-at-higher-rates-last-year-in-the-houston-area-new-data-shows/

#Crime #CriminalJustice #LawEnforcement #News #Police #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice #HoustonPolice #Hpd #RacialDisparity #TrafficStop

Black drivers were pulled over and searched at higher rates last year in the Houston area, new data shows

The data shows Black drivers in the Houston-area accounted for about 34% of traffic stops last year, despite the fact that about 20% of Harris County's population is Black.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaApr 1, 2024

Data shows Black drivers in the Houston area accounted for about 34% of stops, despite the fact that about 20% of Harris County's population is Black, according to census data.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/04/01/481997/black-drivers-were-pulled-over-and-searched-at-higher-rates-last-year-in-the-houston-area-new-data-shows/

#Crime #CriminalJustice #LawEnforcement #News #Police #HarrisCountySheriffSOffice #HoustonPolice #Hpd #RacialDisparity #TrafficStop

Black drivers were pulled over and searched at higher rates last year in the Houston area, new data shows

The data shows Black drivers in the Houston-area accounted for about 34% of traffic stops last year, despite the fact that about 20% of Harris County's population is Black.

Houston Public Media
Dave AskinsOct 31, 2023

Racial disparity continues: Monroe County jail stats through first 9 months of 2023

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2023/10/28/racial-disparity-continues-monroe-county-jail-stats-through-first-9-months-of-2023/

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#BloomingtonIN #Jail #RacialDisparity #MonroeCounty #Statistics #Duration

Racial disparity continues: Monroe County jail stats through first 9 months of 2023

NAACP, Monroe County, jail, statistics, duration of stay, bookings, charges, felony, misdemeanor, incarceration

The B Square
CPIPROct 3, 2023
Extreme racial disparity found: More than 1 in 10 children born 1998-2000 in large US cities were suspended or expelled by age nine; 40% of black boys v. 8% of other boys. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31258199 #NICHDImpact #Race #RacialDisparity #School #Education #Suspension #Expulsion #Discipline
Punishment and Inequality at an Early Age: Exclusionary Discipline in Elementary School - PubMed

We advance current knowledge of school punishment by examining (1) the prevalence of exclusionary discipline in elementary school, (2) racial disparities in exclusionary discipline in elementary school, and (3) the association between exclusionary discipline and aggressive behavior in elementary sch …

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Dave AskinsAug 8, 2023

Jail finance committee starts off week of criminal justice talk with diversity, equity, inclusion

https://bsquarebulletin.com/2023/08/07/jail-finance-committee-starts-off-week-of-criminal-justice-talk-with-diversity-equity-inclusion/

#MonroeCounty #Jail #Diversity #DEI #RacialDisparity #Tax

Jail finance committee starts off week of criminal justice talk with diversity, equity, inclusion

justice fiscal advisory committee, JFAC, Monroe County council, Peter Iversen, Jennifer Crossley, Kate Wiltz, Guy Loftman, racial disparity, Monroe County jail, arrest, incarceration

The B Square
VenitaJul 24, 2023
Why America Stopped Building Public Pools https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/22/business/public-pools-extreme-heat/index.html
#Swimmingpools #Publicaccess #Economicdisparity #Racialdisparity #Blackmastodon @blackmastodon
CPIPRDec 23, 2022

Living in an area with high police presence increases the odds of a premature birth for both Black and white residents. Greater police presence in Black vs white neighborhoods may contribute to the persistent Black-White preterm birth disparity.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34878551

#NICHDimpact #Prematurity #PrematureBirth #Race #RacialDisparity #PretermBirth #Neighborhoods #PolicePresence #NeighborhoodPolicing

Association of Residence in High-Police Contact Neighborhoods With Preterm Birth Among Black and White Individuals in Minneapolis - PubMed

In this study, police contact was associated with preterm birth for both Black and White pregnant people. Predominantly Black neighborhoods had greater police contact than predominantly White neighborhoods, indicating that Black pregnant people were more likely to be exposed to police than White pre …

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