Racial and Ethnic Disparities Reduction Practice Manual

About the RED Practice Manual

The Racial and Ethnic Disparities Reduction Practice Manual (RED Practice Manual) is a new web-based tool for public officials, agency administrators, community leaders, parents, and other advocates for children who are working to create more equitable and effective juvenile justice systems. The RED Practice Manual provides practitioners with concrete guidance and strategies, downloadable tools and resources, and examples of successful reform work in jurisdictions throughout the country.

Chapter 1 of the RED Practice Manual provides an introduction to the problem of racial and ethnic disparities, including key terminology, basic principles, and relevant research. Chapter 2 outlines how to use data in a successful reform effort. Chapters 3 through 7 focus on reducing racial and ethnic disparities at key decision points in the juvenile justice system, from arrest through re-entry and transfer. For each of these decision points, the RED Practice Manual provides an overview of key issues, discusses data that should be collected and analyzed, and describes interventions, programs, and practices that have led to measurable reductions in racial and ethnic disparities.

Although Chapters 1 and 2 may be useful for jurisdictions working on reducing disparities at any decision point, it is not necessary to read through the entire Practice Manual.  Each of the Chapters 3 through 7 can be read independently for targeted information on that decision point.  Therefore, each chapter, listed below, can be downloaded separately.

The Center for Children’s Law and Policy is continuing to develop additional content for the Practice Manual. Please click here to sign up to receive updates once new material is released. For questions related to the RED Practice Manual, please contact Tiana Davis, Policy Director for Equity and Justice, at tdavis@cclp.org or 202-637-0377, extension 103.

Download the RED Practice Manual

Individual chapters of the RED Practice Manual are available for download below. Additionally, you can download the full RED Practice manual as a single PDF.

• Chapter 1 – Introduction and Beginning or Restarting Work to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities
  
  
• Chapter 2 – Using Data Strategically to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities
  
  
• Chapter 3 – Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities at Arrest
  
  
• Chapter 4 – Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities at Detention
  
  
• Chapter 5 – Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities at Disposition
  
  
• Chapter 6 – Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities Post-Disposition
  
  
• Chapter 7 – Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities at Transfer
  
  
• Download the full Racial and Ethnic Disparities Reduction Practice Manual as a single PDF

The Practice Manual is made possible by a generous grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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