IT IS AS SIMPLE AT THAT.
THE CMPD SAYS THEY WILL KEEP
THE SURVEY OPEN UNTIL THE
RESPONSE IS A BETTER
REPRESENTATION OF THE
COMMUNITY.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER
INTERACTIONS WITH POLICE IS
ALSO A CONCERN.
ACCORDING TO THE MECKLENBERG
SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE,
AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND HISPANICS
MAKE UP 46% OF THE COUNTY'S
POPULATION.
AS OF FEBRUARY, THEY ACCOUNTED
FOR 78% OF THE LOCAL JAIL
POPULATION . FOR EVERY ONE
WHITE INDIVIDUAL, AT LEAST
FOUR AFRICAN-AMERICANS WERE
BOOKED INTO JAIL.
THE DISPARITES CONTINUE WHEN IT
COMES TO BAIL,
TOO
S.A.T.ICALLY, IF YOU ARE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND MALE,
YOUR BOND IS LIKELY TO BE
HIGHER . AND STATICALLY, IT
WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR YOU
TO GET OUT OF JAIL.
THAT IS AN INSTANCE OF SYSTEMIC
RACISM, SOMETHING THAT HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED OVER YEARS.
IT IS A STRUCTURE THAT HAS
EXISTED, THE BOND SYSTEM FOR
YEARS.
THAT WAS JUDGE REX MARVEL
WHO WORKS IN THE DOMESTIC AND
FAMILY COURTS.
HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IN
THE SYSTEM AND TOLD US
SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT .
IN JUNE THE COUNTY CREATED A
NEW TRAINING PROGRAM FOR JUDGE,
LAWYERS, PAROLE AND POLICE
OFFICERS AND WE TOOK A LOOK AT
IT ONLINE.
IT TEACHERS
USERS HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE EYE
YAS AND RECOGNIZE IT AND HOW
BIAS CAN IMPACT
DECISIONS LIKE SETTING BAIL FOR
PEOPLE IN THE SYSTEM.
THE JUDGE SEES IT AS A STEP IN
