The Racial Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Advisory Panel is charged by the legislature with reviewing and providing recommendations to address systemic racial disparities in statewide systems of criminal and juvenile justice. This includes: reviewing police data; providing recommendations regarding training and best practices for law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys; educating and engaging with the community; and producing a biennial report. The Panel was created by Act 54 of 2017.
The next meeting of the Panel will take place electronically at 6pm on April 9th. To join a RDAP meeting please contact Anne Walker, anne.walker@vermont.gov to request a Zoom link.
Community Representatives:
- Wichie Artu, Data Warehouse Specialist & Social Justice Consultant
- Jessica Brown, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Justice Reform, Vermont Law & Graduate School
- Geoffrey Jones, Former Vermont State Police Trooper
- Shela Linton, Co-founder and Executive Director, Root Social Justice Center
- Dr. Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair of the Panel
- Qing Ren, PhD, Evaluation and Program Analyst, Shelburne Farms
- Chief Don Stevens, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk – Abenaki Nation
State Government Representatives:
- Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, Department of Children and Families
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity
- Jennifer Firpo, Law Enforcement Certification and Training Coordinator, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- Erin Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General’s Office
- Sergeant Dan Bennett, Vermont State Police
- Timothy Leuders-Dumont, Legilsative & Assistant Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Derek Miodownik, Corrections Restorative & Community Justice Exec, Department of Corrections
- Judge Mary Morrissey, Superior Judge, Judiciary
- Rebecca Turner, Appellate Defender, Office of the Defender General
Reports:
2024-02-20 Report of the RDAP concerning Act 54
2021-11-15 Report of the RDAP concerning Act 65
2020-12-01 Report of the RDAP concerning Section 19, Act 148
2019-12-04 Report of the RDAP
Agendas:
04-09-2024 The April meeting meeting will take place 6-8pm by Zoom.
03-12-2024 The March meeting meeting will take place 6-8pm by Zoom.
02-13-2024 The February meeting meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom.
01-09-2024 The January meeting meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom.
12-12-2023 The December 19th meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom. The Agendum is dated December 12th.
11-14-2023 - The November 14th meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom.
10-10-2023 - The October 10th meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom.
9-12-2023 - The September 12th meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom.
8-8-2023 - The August 8th meeting used the July 11th Agendum.
There was no July 11, 2023 Meeting.
There was no June 13, 2023 Meeting.
5-9-2023 - The May 9th meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom.
4-11-2023 - The April 11th meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom.
3-14-2023 - The March 14th meeting was postponed to March 21st. It took place on March 21st from 6-8pm by Zoom.
There was no February 14, 2023 Meeting.
1-10-2023 – The January 10th meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom.
There was no December 13, 2022 Meeting.
There was no November 8, 2022 Meeting.
10-11-2022 – The October 11th meeting took place 6-8pm by Zoom.
9-13-2022 – The September 13th meeting took place 6-8pm by Teams.
There was no August 9, 2022 Meeting.
7-12-2022 – The July 12th meeting took place 6-8pm by Teams.
6-14-2022 – The June 14th meeting took place 6-8pm by Teams.
There was no May 10, 2022 Meeting.
4-12-2022 – The April 12th meeting took place 6-8pm by Teams.
3-8-2022 – The March 8th meeting took place 6-8pm by Teams.
2-8-2022 – The February 8 meeting took place 6-8pm by Teams. [Agendum labeled/titled as February 9.]
Archive of Agendas for meetings held before January 2022.
Minutes:
February 13, 2024
January 9, 2024
Due to technical difficulties, there are no December 19, 2023 minutes. We apologize for this lack.
November 14, 2023
October 10, 2023
September 12, 2023
August 8, 2023
There was no July 11, 2023 Meeting.
There was no June 13, 2023 Meeting.
May 9, 2023
April 11, 2023
March 21, 2023 (Meeting was postponed from March 14, 2023.)
January 10, 2023
There was no December 13, 2022 Meeting.
There was no November 8, 2022 Meeting.
October 11, 2022
September 13, 2022
There was no August 9, 2022 Meeting.
July 12, 2022
June 14, 2022
There was no May 10, 2022 Meeting
April 12, 2022
March 8, 2022
February 8, 2022
Archive of Minutes for meetings held before January 2022.
Click here to view videos of several of the panel meetings. The videos have been taken by ORCA Media and are hosted on their website.