About the Consortium
Mission
The National Consortium is committed to
encouraging the highest courts of each state to create commissions
to examine the treatment accorded minorities in their courts;
sharing the collective knowledge of task forces and commissions with
courts, law enforcement, and the community; and providing technical
assistance and expertise to commissions, task forces, and other
interested organizations and individuals on the subject of racial
and ethnic fairness.
The role of the National Consortium is:
To view the complete list, click on by-laws
section 4.1 (c) and (d).
The purposes of the National Consortium are:
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To provide an annual forum to discuss and share
research and program activities, as well as progress made in
program activities and recommended reforms
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To encourage all state courts to establish or
cause to establish an appropriate entity or investigative body
with the purpose of examining the treatment accorded racial and
ethnic minorities in the courts
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To encourage all state courts or other
established bodies to implement recommendations made as a result
of a state’s findings; monitor the progress; advise the court
on major emerging policies and procedures; and advise the court
of proposed legislation that may adversely impact racial and
ethnic minorities, women, and other low-income citizens;
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To work with the National Center for State
Courts in its role as a clearinghouse and repository for task
force and commission reports on racial and ethnic fairness in
the courts
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To develop a national agenda for educating the
courts, the legal profession, the law enforcement community, and
the general public concerning racial and ethnic fairness in the
courts
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To share the collective knowledge of former or
existing task forces and commissions on racial and ethnic bias
and fairness in the courts
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To share and promote the collective knowledge in
dealing with and promoting racial and ethnic fairness and
impartiality in the courts, the legal profession, the law
enforcement community, and the general public
To view the complete list, click on by-laws
section 3.1.
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