U.S. Congress - H.R.6518 Justice Integrity Act of 2008
H.R.6518 - Justice Integrity Act of 2008
To increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process. as introduced.
- Short: Justice Integrity Act of 2008 as introduced.
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7/16/2008--Introduced.Justice Integrity Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a pilot program in 10 U.S. districts to promote fairness and the perception of fairness in the federal criminal justice system and to determine whether legislation is required; and (2) desOfficial Summary
7/16/2008--Introduced.Justice Integrity Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to:
(1) establish a pilot program in 10 U.S. districts to promote fairness and the perception of fairness in the federal criminal justice system and to determine whether legislation is required; and
(2) designate a U.S. attorney in each of the districts to implement a plan for carrying out such pilot program.
Requires each U.S. attorney designated to implement a pilot program to appoint an advisory group consisting of judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other individuals and entities who play an important role in the criminal justice system. Requires each advisory group to:
(1) collect and analyze data on the race and ethnicity of defendants at each stage of a criminal proceeding;
(2) seek to determine causes of racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice process; and
(3) submit to the U.S. attorney a report and proposed plan for addressing such disparities. Requires each U.S. attorney to annually evaluate the efficacy of a plan submitted by an advisory group. Requires the Attorney General to:
(1) prepare a comprehensive report on all advisory group plans and submit such report and plans to Congress; and
(2) exercise continuing oversight of the criminal justice system to reduce unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities and improve such system.
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H.R.6518: ROADS SAFE Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress
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bill aimed at eradicating racial, ethnic disparities in criminal ...
... the findings of the groupsâ studies and recommendations on how to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities. the measure is pending in the senate judiciary committee. a similar bill, hr 6518, has been introduced in the house, by rep. ...
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tuesday's house schedule managed to actually pick up six more suspensions than were on the calendar in yesterday's look at the week ahead (actually adding seven new bills and dropping the hr 6518, the securities act of 2008), ...
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