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Collaborative Justice | Addressing Racial Disparities and Improving Equity in California’s Adult Collaborative Programs (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The attached report, Addressing Racial Disparities and Improving Equity in California’s Adult Collaborative Programs, provides actions that the council can take to support collaborative court and diversion programs with advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion to improve participant outcomes and program success. The report provides four priority areas inclusive of data-driven strategies that are designed to promote progress at the state and local levels while navigating current political, economic, and public health landscapes. The Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee recommends that the council receive the report and direct the Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee to implement the identified priority areas.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective April 25, 2025:
1. Receive the attached report, Addressing Racial Disparities and Improving Equity in California’s Adult Collaborative Programs;
2. Direct the Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee to implement the report’s Priority Area 2: “Encourage all adult collaborative programs to assess equity and inclusion within program operations, and take dedicated actions to improve equity within program participation, retention, and participant outcomes”; and
3. Direct the advisory committee to implement the report’s Priority Area 4: “Support collaborative program operations and encourage engagement with justice system partners who represent and reflect the local, racial, and ethnic diversity of the county.”
The advisory committee is not proposing recommendations to the Judicial Council under Priority Areas 1 and 3 at this time. The committee can leverage the annual agenda process to move forward the actions described in those priority areas.
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Speakers
Speakers
Hon. Charles A. Smiley III, Cochair, Racial Justice Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee
Ms. Veronica D. Lewis, Cochair, Racial Justice Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee
Ms. Deanna Adams, Criminal Justice Services