Since the February 2023 release of the disparity analyses, the pilot District Attorneys’ (DA) Offices have regrouped to discuss strategies to address racial/ethnic disparities at points of prosecutorial discretion. During this same period, the five new DA Offices that joined Phase 2 of the project have begun to review and make meaning of their data. […]
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New Reports: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Prosecutorial Process
A series of new reports, developed through the Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards project, provide Colorado District Attorneys’ Offices with a more in-depth understanding of racial and ethnic differences in their prosecution processes. The new reports, which build on data publicly available through data dashboards, offer a deeper dive into key points of prosecutorial discretion to understand […]
Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards Newsletter: Issue 6
We have reached two important project milestones. First, we are excited to release eight reports examining disparities at points of prosecutorial discretion. Second, we have five new District Attorneys’ (DA) Offices that have joined the project. In this newsletter, we discuss these important achievements and describe our plans for continued statewide scale.
More District Attorney’s office join Prosecutorial Dashboards project
A series of new reports provide Colorado District Attorneys’ Offices with a more in-depth understanding of racial and ethnic differences in their prosecution processes. Since the initial data dashboards launched in September 2022, five additional Judicial Districts have joined: the 3rd, 10th, 12th, 17th, and 21st. News Release: New reports, more District Attorneys’ Offices grow Colorado’s first-in-the-nation effort […]
Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards Newsletter: Issue 5
We are excited to announce that the eight pilot offces have launched their publicfacing dashboards. In this newsletter we provide an overview of the September 8,2022 launch event and the links to each of the publicly available dashboards. Wediscuss how offices are utilizing data to enhance prosecutorial practices.
Colorado District Attorneys (DA) Launch Data Dashboards
Pictured above: Some of the members of the Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards project at the History Colorado Center following the press conference announcing the launch of data dashboards, including (left to right), Arnold Hanum with Colorado District Attorneys’ Council, Jo Beletic and Lauren Gase with the Colorado Lab, Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty, Christian Gardner-Wood with […]
Public Launch of Prosecutorial Data Dashboards
Collaborative Statement Issued by Eight Colorado District Attorneys As elected District Attorneys, both Republican and Democrat across rural and urban districts, we believe robust data is needed to identify and prioritize the actions we can take to improve community safety, the justice system, reduce disparities, and make sure we are treating defendants and victims fairly. […]
Letter to the Editor: Applauding work by DAs
The Colorado Lab’s Dr. Lauren Gase and Loyola University Chicago’s Dr. Don Stemen submitted a letter to the editor in response to a July 27, 2022 article entitled “Black, Hispanic and homeless people face discrimination.” The response references work on the Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards project. Letter to the Editor: Applauding work by DAs Article: Black, Hispanic […]
Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel: Promoting Steps 1 and 2 of Building Evidence
The Colorado Lab is partnering with the Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC) to build evidence for their model of interdisciplinary team representation. Interdisciplinary team representation pairs an attorney with a social worker or parent advocate to address root causes of child welfare involvement, promote long-term family strengthening, and protect the fundamental right to parent. […]
Colorado Prosecutorial Dashboards Newsletter: Issue 4
In this newsletter we’re sharing information and updates on the steps our pilot sites are taking towards developing their prosecutorial dashboards. We describe what the first version of each District Attorney (DA) Office’s public-facing dashboard will look like, as well as their plans to share information through data stories. We then review two recent efforts […]