California Civil Rights Division Community Conflict Resolution Unit: Background, Impact, Analysis, and Case Studies

Abstract

This interim version of the report is intended to focus on the policy client, the California Civil Rights Department Community Conflict Resolution Unit (CRD CCRU). In July 2026, an additional version will be distributed publicly and posted to Policy Lab practicum website for the community conflict dispute resolution field as a whole.

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April 30, 2026
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  • Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 12931–12933; Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2, §§ 10300–10303 (authorizing CRD to coordinate with human relations commissions and address community conflict). Id. (listing neutrality, confidentiality, lack of law enforcement authority, and free services as core features of CCRU’s work). CAL. CIV. RIGHTS DEP’T, 2022 ANN. REP. 11-12, (2022) https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/CRD-2022-Annual-Report.pdf (describing the launch of the Community Conflict Resolution Unit). CAL. CIV. RIGHTS DEP’T CMTY. CONFLICT RESOLUTION UNIT, BUILDING A COMM.-CENTERED FOUND. FOR CIV. RIGHTS MEDIATION 7–9 (Aug. 28, 2023).
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