Fighting Implicit Bias

The Joint Committee on Fighting Implicit Bias in the Justice System, with representatives from the JD, Section on Litigation and the Criminal Justice Section, is focused on promulgating the initiatives of the Enterprise Fund Grant awarded to publish a book on fighting implicit bias in the justice system.  Continuing the efforts of the Task Force on Perceptions of Justice, the Joint Committee works on promoting fairness and improving the administration of justice by bringing judges, courts, lawyers, and academia, and community groups together on a national scale to advance citizen understanding and support for the justice system on the one hand and better administration of justice for all on the other.     

Leadership

Hon. Bernice B. Donald, Chair

Staff Contact:  Julie Peacock
julianna.peacock@americanbar.org
312.988.6093

Resources

• Implicit Bias in the Courtroom, by Jerry Kang et. al. 
• The Science of Why Cops Shoot Young Black Men, by Chris Mooney 
• Training on Cultural Communication Styles  
• No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System by David Cole
• Profiles in Injustice:  Why Racial Profiling Can’t Work by David Harris
• The National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts - Helping Courts Address Implicit Bias: Resources for Education
• ABA Section of Litigation, Implicit Bias Taskforce, Implicit Bias Toolbox
• ABA Commission on Women materials
• Selective Attention video