The American Bar Association held a JusticeHack event in Miami to address tensions between police and communities of color. The event brought together legal, law enforcement, and technology stakeholders to develop innovative technology-based solutions. Teams worked to create mobile apps and websites to help improve relations between police and the communities they serve in a more creative way than traditional meetings and forums. The goal was to employ technology and inclusion to address problems highlighted by several police shootings of African American men.

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This entry was posted on Tue Jan 24 07:47:00 CST 2017 and filed under Coalition on Racial and
Ethnic Justice
, Midyear Meeting 2017
and News Releases.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2017 — The American Bar Association Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice,
along with several Miami-area community sponsors, will bring together multidisciplinary teams of
community, legal, law enforcement, criminal justice and technology stakeholders for a collaborative
effort to develop innovative and technology-based solutions to address tension between law
enforcement and communities of color.
The event was developed in response to several high-profile fatal shootings of African-American men
by police officers in many areas of the country, which many say eroded the public confidence in law
enforcement, particularly in communities of color. ABA JusticeHack seeks to employ innovation,
technology and the concept of inclusion to develop tools, such as mobile apps and websites, to help
address the problems between police and the communities they serve in creative ways, going beyond
traditional means such as studies, meetings, conferences and public forums.
What: JusticeHack Miami
Sponsored by the ABA Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice
When: Saturday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: Venture Café Miami, 6 Floor
1951 NW 7 Avenue
Miami
The event is free and open to the public. No technology experience is required. Attendees will
participate in interactive storytelling, brainstorming and assist with mobile app and website
development.
This event is open to members of the press. For media credentialing, please contact Robert Robinson
at Robert.Robinson@americanbar.org.
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