A recent study by researchers at Northeastern University shows how the success of the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project (CTRP3) has created a national model for police reform, as noted in an August 31st CT Insider article.
The Northeastern study concluded the CTRP3’s work led to a statistically significant reduction in racial profiling by police departments across Connecticut. As a result, IMRP Associate Director and CTRP3 project manager Ken Barone has fielded calls from and worked with police departments from nearby Rhode Island, Maine, and Washington DC as well as Nevada, Colorado, California and Oregon to develop and implement programs to reduce racial profiling by police.
“In 2021, CTRP3 program staff testified before Congress about the program and the program was subsequently promoted as a model for state reforms by two of the major national traffic safety organization: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Governors Highway Safety Association.” Barone says. “These activities dramatically increased the visibility of CTRP3, and the program staff has since provided guidance to 10 additional states regarding policing reform initiatives.”