Jurisdictions across the country have committed to decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in their criminal legal systems. A key step to achieving this goal is to identify where disparities exist and then assess what the potential sources of those disparities are, what reforms might mitigate the disparities, and whether implemented reforms have the intended effects. Having accurate and precise data is necessary to this process. However, the collection and interpretation of race and ethnicity data are not as straightforward as they may seem.
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