CPE Publishes Report on Improving Outcomes for Contra Costa Public Defender Clients
Martinez, CA — The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of a new report, Improving Outcomes for Contra Costa Public Defender Clients: Exploring Life Factors, Data, and Racial Justice, in partnership with the Contra Costa Public Defenders Office (CCPD) and with support from Measures for Justice (MFJ), a nonpartisan nonprofit using data to reshape the criminal legal system. The report is the result of a multifaceted research project with the goal of helping CCPD better understand their clients’ experiences and challenges when coming into contact with law enforcement and the criminal legal system. Taking a community-centered approach, CPE conducted 41 one-on-one interviews with CCPD clients and identified several ways to advocate for improved outcomes and more robust and holistic services. These recommendations include greater investment in supportive services for mental and physical health, employment, housing, and transportation, as well as alternatives to pretrial detention and the imposition of […]
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