Research & Reports
The Center for Racial Justice conducts rigorous research, provides in-depth analysis, and produces comprehensive publications on critical racial justice issues for policymakers, journalists, researchers, and the public.
Featured Research & Reports
POLICY REPORT
Roses Talk San José Unified
Rethinking Education Policy Through At-Promise Student Voices
Hoang Pham, Subini Annamma, Andrea Akinola, Chaélyn Anderson, Zoe Edelman, Ev Gilbert, Sara Sarmiento
Published: February 2026
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RESEARCH PAPER
Hiding in Plain Sight: An Empirical Study of Prosecutorial Bias in AI Legal Analysis
Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, Vol. 27 No 1. (2025)
Dan Sutton with Rory Pulvino and J.J. Naddeo
Published: January 14, 2026
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RESEARCH REPORT
Police Use of Force Policies Across America
Regulations from 100 Cities, Post-Floyd Policy Reforms, and Revisiting Constitutional Standards
Dan Sutton, Fatima Dahir
Stanford Center for Racial Justice
Published: June 25, 2025
WHITE PAPER
Private Universities in the Public Interest
Renewing the relationship between American universities and society to address the most pressing challenges of our time.
Ralph Richard Banks, Emily J. Levine, Emily Olick Llano, Hoang Pham, Mitchell L. Stevens, and Dan Sutton
Stanford Center for Racial Justice
Published: November 1, 2024
MEMO
How will AI Impact Racial Disparities in Education?
Adapted from a memo to the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism regarding AI and racial discrimination in education.
Hoang Pham, Tanvi Kohli, Emily Olick Llano, Imani Nokuri, and Anya Weinstock
Stanford Center for Racial Justice
Published: June 29, 2024
POLICY SOLUTION
Model Use of Force Policy
Clear and comprehensive policy modules covering a wide range of use of force areas—from weapons to de-escalation strategies and pursuits, featuring research-based recommendations informed by diverse law enforcement perspectives, from chiefs to force trainers and patrol officers.
Dan Sutton, George Brown
Stanford Center for Racial Justice
Published: 2024
ANALYSIS BRIEF
Data, Disparities, and Discrimination
How California’s Racial Justice Act is creating new pathways to challenge and evaluate racial bias, providing a framework for understanding emerging issues and offering guidance for practitioners on navigating this new legal landscape.
Stanford Center for Racial Justice
Published: April 15, 2025
RESEARCH REPORT
Safety Beyond Policing: Promoting Care Over Criminalization
Researched and written as part of a Stanford Law School policy practicum.
Madelyn Coles, Donovan Hicks, Michelle Portillo, Erica Posey, Jacob Seidman, and K.C. Shah
Stanford Center for Racial Justice, Stanford Criminal Justice Center
Published: April 2021
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