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June 7, 2023
Reducing pretextual stops leads to more equitable traffic policing
Published by Justice Innovation Lab
JIL joined Ramsey County (MN) law enforcement leaders in Saint Paul to release findings in the Traffic Stop Policy in Ramsey County report. The analysis finds the new traffic stop policy successfully reduced minor, non-safety-related vehicle violation stops, this reduction narrowed racial differences in traffic stops and searches, and the policy had no discernible effect on public safety.
Aiming to avoid unnecessary traffic stops, St. Paul cops offer taillight vouchers
Published by MPR News.
How to make traffic stops less nerve-wracking? St. Paul police hosting ‘Project Self Stop’
Published by Pioneer Press.
Our view: Justice: Change traffic stops to reduce racial targeting
Published by The Free Press
St. Paul reports safety improvements after year of revised traffic policing
Published by Star Tribune
DA works with group to improve data transparency, accountability
Reported by News Channel 3 - WREG
In the Holocaust, 9th Circuit Solicitor’s Office finds a lesson in discretion
Published by The Post and Courier
New partnership opens Chatham County DA case files to data analysis
Published in The Current
Chatham County DA partners with Justice Innovation Lab for prosecutorial record review
Reported by FOX28 - WTGS