Upcoming Events - Friday, June 5, 2020
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Truth Reconciliation: A conversation About Race and Policing

For a long time, the killing of unarmed Black people has sparked calls for reform. The death of George Floyd by a white police officer has laid bare an open wound in our nation and inflicted additional trauma on people of color plagued by a history of institutionalized police violence and systemic racism. The protests erupting across the country demonstrate the urgency in which these issues still need to be addressed. Please join the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project and our many partners in an open and honest discussion about policing and race relations in our state.

Based on the results of our annual analysis, 31 departments have been identified with statistically significant disparities. The IMRP has conducted in-depth follow-up analyses for each of the 31 departments and published our findings in supplemental reports

Connecticut’s racial profiling law and analytical program has been replicated by Rhode Island, Oregon and California

Traffic stops are the most common encounter between the public
and police, with more than 550,000 stops each year in Connecticut