DESK APPEARANCE DISPARITY: Black New Yorkers likelier to end up in a holding cell for same crime

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“Our question here that we were trying to answer is: are Black New Yorkers and Hispanic New Yorkers, basically non-white New Yorkers…being held after an arrest for the same charges compared to white New Yorkers?” said researcher Olive Lu. “We’re coming from the assumption that receiving a DAT is a better outcome than then being arrested and held.

DAT issuance generally rose between 2019 and 2021, before tapering in 2022. The drop was the sharpest in New York City, from 45 to 32 percent. The sharp increase came immediately after the reforms, although COVID-19 slowed progress a year later. “The pre-arraignment was probably the most traumatic part of all,” said Berry. “That trip from the police department to central booking, that was two days because it was the weekend of Memorial Day so couldn’t see a judge until Monday…you talk about pre-arraignment, that’s where it all begins. That’s the journey of trauma.”that criminal justice reform like the DAT policy removes barriers set by criminalization that often lead to recidivism.

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