News Release

NACDL Media Advisory -- Predictive Policing Task Force Report Launch

EVENT: Predictive Policing Task Force Report Launch

WHEN: Tuesday, September 14, 2:00pm - 3:15pm ET (11:00am - 12:15pm PT)

RSVP: www.nacdl.org/ReportLaunchSignUp

NACDL is pleased to invite you to join NACDL's Fourth Amendment Center for the launch of its upcoming report, Garbage In, Gospel Out: How Data Driven Policing Technologies Entrench Historic Racism and ‘Tech-wash’ Bias in the Criminal Legal System. The report, to be released the morning of this event, is based on interviews that NACDL's Predictive Policing Task Force conducted around the country over the past two years. 

The event will take place on Tuesday, September 14 from 2:00pm to 3:15pm ET (11:00am - 12:15pm PT), following the release of the report, and will feature opening remarks from NACDL President Martín Sabelli and a panel moderated by Director of the Fourth Amendment Center Jumana Musa. The event panelists include: Cynthia Roseberry, Chair of NACDL's Task Force on Predictive Policing; Jarrell E. Daniels, Program Manager of Justice Ambassadors Youth Council at Columbia University's Center for Justice; Kevin Vogeltanz, Attorney, Law Office of Kevin Vogeltanz, LLC; Sheena Lofton, Executive Director of Pasco County Agents for Change and member of People Against the Surveillance of Children and Overpolicing; and Brittany Powell, educator and member of People Against the Surveillance of Children and Overpolicing.

Contacts

Kate Holden, NACDL Public Affairs and Communications Associate, (202) 465-7624 or kholden@nacdl.org

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is the preeminent organization advancing the mission of the criminal defense bar to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or wrongdoing. A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACDL's many thousands of direct members in 28 countries – and 90 state, provincial and local affiliate organizations totaling up to 40,000 attorneys – include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, military defense counsel, law professors and judges committed to preserving fairness and promoting a rational and humane criminal legal system.

Explore keywords to find information

RECENTLY ADDED & UPCOMING

  1. The Champion
    /Nacdl/media/image_library/StayInformed/Champion/ChampionCovers/March-April-2025.jpg?ext=.jpg

    March/April 2025

    What are the evidentiary implications of field sobriety tests in marijuana cases? Does the odor of marijuana give officers probable cause to search a vehicle?

  2. Amicus Brief
    /Nacdl/media/image_library/Elements/global/amicus.png

    Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York Council of Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment.

  3. News Release
    /Nacdl/media/image_library/Elements/global/newsrelease.png

    News Release ~ Law Enforcement Executive Order

    NACDL Warns Executive Order's Dangerous Overreach Undermines Community Safety and Trust in Police – Washington, DC (April 29, 2025) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) expressed deep concern regarding the Executive Order titled "Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens," cautioning that several of its proposals represent a dangerous overreach that undermines these goals by jeopardizing individual rights and the legitimacy of law enforcement in the eyes of the community.

  4. Event
    /Nacdl/media/image_library/Learn/nacdlcleinstitute/2025_Post-Dobbs_Trial_Tactics_2025-02-26_v02_Event-Listing_2.jpg?ext=.jpg

    Trial Tactics for Pregnancy-Related Cases: Skills for Every Defender

    LOCATION: The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
    DATE: May 16-17, 2025
    COST: FREE (registration is required)
    CLE Credit: Up to 14.5 credits 

  5. Webinar
    /assets/img/nacdl_og.png

    Collaborative Approaches to Appellate Defense: Recognizing Clients' Legal Expertise

    WHEN: Thursday, May 8, 3:00-4:30pm ET / 12:00-1:30pm PT
    CLE CREDIT: not available
    COST: Free

Featured Products