Staff demonstrated 'pathways' visualizations to show how race and ethnicity proportions change from general child population to reported cases, substantiations, and congregate care; the group discussed disparity indexes and display options (bars vs lines).

<p>FERRIDAY, La. - The U.S. Justice Department has announced plans to begin unwinding court-ordered desegregation plans dating back to the Civil Rights Movement, a decision that has ignited debate in ...

In oral argument in State v. Williams, appellate counsel Beverly Tsai told a three‑judge panel that applying felony‑murder to accomplice liability allows murder convictions without proof of intent to kill and that the evidence here is only circumstantial; the prosecutor urged affirmance, citing video, location data and a text message. The court questioned mens rea, sufficiency standards, and the role of racial‑disparity statistics.

The House passed House Bills 4690 and 4691 to increase penalties for fleeing and eluding law enforcement after extended floor debate that highlighted public-safety incidents and concerns about racial disparity in policing; both bills passed 59–44 and immediate effect was ordered.

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Report reveals inconsistent data hampers understanding of racial disparities in Vermont's justice system.

Margaret Stevenson, Associate Professor of Psychology, has published “Racial disparities in policing: Psychological consequences over the lifespan” with co-authors Kelly C. Burke and Cynthia J. Na...