Motley Speaker Series | Disparate Outcomes in Criminal Court-EMS220928
Cost - FREE
Program Date - Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Product ID - EMS220928
CLE Credit
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (Ethics)
About the Program
Prosecutors possess extraordinary discretion in deciding which cases and charges to pursue as well as which alternatives to consider. The exercise of this discretion plays a significant role in determining who ends up being convicted and for how long individuals are incarcerated. This program explores this prosecutorial power, discusses relevant Connecticut statistics of criminal justice outcomes and examines the important role of prosecutorial discretion in reducing the disparate racial impact of the criminal justice system.
Credit
Ethics and Professionalism:2.0
Description
is segment of the Constance Baker Motley Series on Racial Inequality is presented by the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) and its Diversity and Inclusion Committee, in collaboration and co-sponsorship with the Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF), and James W. Cooper Fellows.
You Will Learn
- Connecticut statistics of criminal justice outcomes
- The role of prosecutorial discretion in reducing the disparate racial impact of the criminal justice system
Who Should Purchase
Any attorney interested in examining the important role of prosecutorial discretion in reducing the disparate racial impact of the criminal justice system.
Speakers
Tiheba Bain Kyle Baudoin
Women Against Mass Incarceration, Office of the Chief State’s Attorney,
Bridgeport, CT Rocky Hill, CT
Tashun Bowden-Lewis Prof. Angela J. Davis
Public Defender American University Washington College of Law,
Washington, DC
Patrick Griffin Gordon W. Lyde
State of Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice, Waterbury Reentry Welcome Center,
Hartford, CT Waterbury, CT
Marc Pelka
State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management,
Hartford, CT
Moderator
Justice Lubbie Harper, Jr.
Connecticut Supreme Court,
Hartford, CT