Analyzing Datasets to Support Advocacy Work
Our Research Program provides quantitative data collection and analysis in support of litigation and policy advocacy in the Voting Rights, Justice System Reform, and Environmental Justice program areas.
OUR WORK
We design and carry out research plans that help move forward racial equity and social justice.
Research Work
We work with each program area to design and carry out research plans — both short- and long-term — that help move forward racial equity and social justice. We also partner with grassroots community organizations, giving them data and analysis they can use to strengthen their own social, political, and economic efforts.
To challenge systems of oppression, we often analyze large sets of data from many sources. We look for patterns, connections, and details others may miss, then carefully check the quality of the information. From there, we turn complex data into clear stories and reports that strengthen our legal and policy work.
We conduct Geographic Information System (GIS) Data Analysis to visualize patterns and identify trends within a geographic context. Mapping GIS data is especially valuable for analyzing voting districts and mapping environmental justice issues.
Research Core Strategies
Making Data Useful
By turning large amounts of data into clear, easy-to-use information, we help our focus areas better understand the context around their work and strengthen their legal and advocacy efforts.
Making Data Accessible Online
We create interactive online tools and static resources such as maps and graphs — like the Sampson County Landfill Origins Explorer, Missing Voters Report, and the School Resource Officer Grievance Tool — so communities have accessible data and information they can use.
Research Resources
Public Data Contradicts Griffin's Election Protest Claims
SCSJ found that 25% of the alleged "never-residents" targeted by Judge Griffin lived in North Carolina.
Racial Equity Report Cards
The RERCs use public data to provide a snapshot of a community’s school-to-prison pipeline, including any racial disproportionalities that exist in the pipeline.
Sampson County Landfill Origins Explorer
This tool gives users direct access to the data that solid waste facilities like the Sampson County landfill report to the NCDEQ.