Movement in Omaha for Race Equity (MORE) is pleased to announce a virtual community forum on "Race, Data, and Research for Improving Social Conditions and Healing". This event will feature an interview and open dialog with Dr. Ryan Spohn, Director of the Nebraska Center for Justice Research (NCJR), a research center affiliated with the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

The event will take place Thursday, March 24, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. via Zoom. It is free and open to the public.

A'Jamal Byndon, Chair of the MORE Board of Directors, will interview Dr. Spohn about data focusing on racial disparities in criminal justice and correctional systems. Various studies help communities understand why data and reports are necessary in order to make appropriate recommendation for policy and administrative changes.

Participants at this forum will learn how to become more engaged as well as some tips and suggestions from an academician for how to understand race and local data. There will be ample opportunity for direct conversation and Q&A with Dr. Spohn during the second half of this event.

Dr. Spohn's research interests are in mass incarceration, prison reentry, and program evaluation in criminal justice and corrections. Dr. Spohn is a member of the Georgetown Team examining school attendance issues among racialized groups in Omaha. Dr. Spohn is a graduate of the Racial Equity Institute’s Racial Equity Workshop and is currently completing a micro-credential in Equity and Inclusion from Campus Compact. He is co-author of a project examining disproportionate minority contact in juvenile intake in Kansas, and recently co-authored a report on racial and ethnic disparities in criminal justice and corrections in the State of Nebraska.

This event will also be live-streamed via MORE's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MOREM...

Racial Data and Research for Racial Conversations

THURSDAY MARCH 24TH 7-8PM CST

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