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Are Existing Civil Rights Policies Based on a Statistical Understanding That Is the Opposite of Reality?

Published: July 25, 2017, 3:36 p.m.

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Civil Rights Practice Group Podcast

For decades, the DOJ\\u2019s civil rights enforcement policies regarding lending, school discipline, and criminal justice have been premised on the belief that relaxing standards and otherwise reducing the frequency of adverse outcomes will reduce percentage racial differences in rates of experiencing those outcomes.\\xa0\\xa0Exactly the opposite is the case.\\xa0Generally reducing any adverse outcome tends to increase, not decrease, percentage racial differences in rates of experiencing those outcomes. This Teleforum discussed whether the Sessions DOJ will be able to understand the statistical issues and, if so, how such understanding should affect civil rights enforcement policies. Click\\xa0here\\xa0to access materials referenced in this Podcast. Click\\xa0here\\xa0for Jim\'s website.

Featuring:

  • James P. Scanlan,\\xa0Attorney at Law
  • Moderator: Roger B. Clegg,\\xa0President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity
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