Building Community Trust: Improving Cross-Cultural Communication in the Criminal Justice System
The Building Community Trust Model Curriculum and Instruction Manual offers foundational instruction on addressing racial disparity in our criminal justice system, providing resources and training tools for those in the judicial, prosecutorial, and defense agencies, as well other members of the legal professional community. This comprehensive guide works towards equipping actors in the criminal justice system with the appropriate knowledge for fostering cultural competency. We encourage you to utilize this information to further your own initiatives in combating racial disparity and improve the criminal justice system’s response to racial issues.
Cover Letter from the ABA Criminal Justice Section Chair
Cover | Text of the Model Curriculum & Instruction Manual
Recommended Readings:
Unit 2: Bentsi | Issacs | Johnson | Stevens
Unit 3: Kang | Levinson | Marsh
Unit 5: Rowe
Unit 6: Beane | Kennedy | McKenzie | Neely | Sentencing Project
Unit 7: Miller
Unit 8: Martin | Pratt Part 1 | Pratt Part 2
Unit 9: Coleman | Corwin | Efrati | Lacayo | Oliver | Polman | Rentein | Talbot | Willing
Powerpoint Presentations:
Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 5 | Unit 6 | Unit 7 | Unit 8
Funded by the ABA Board of Governors Enterprise Fund
Joint Project of the ABA Criminal Justice Section, Section of Individual Rights & Responsibilities, Council on Racial & Ethnic Justice