Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA)

The Racial Equity Impact Analysis helps the City consider racial equity outcomes when shaping policies, practices, programs and budgets.

Contract amendment with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for DNA analysis of Minneapolis Police Department case evidence - REIA

Section 1: Background

Does this impact one of the City's Goal Areas

Policy Goals

Operational Goals

Public Safety	Yes
Housing	No
Economic Development	No
Public Services	No
Environmental Justice	No
Built Environment & Transportation	No
Public Health	No
Arts & Culture	No

Workforce	No
Spending	Yes
Data	No
Community Engagement	No

Describe the impact on selected goal areas.

N/A

Who participated in completing this analysis?

Wendy Guck

Section 2: Data

LIST THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED AND THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF CONSTITUENTS IN THOSE AREAS:

The impact of DNA analysis of case evidence from crimes committed in the City Of Minneapolis is spread throughout the city’s diverse communities. Evidence is collected following forensic and investi gative policy and standards, further evaluated for the likelihood of existing DNA evidence for furthering case prosecution, and is currently sent to the MN Bureau of CriminalApprehension for any DNA to be identified and analyzed. Investigative DNA evidence is forwarded for analysis regardless of theseverity of the offense, demographics of crime victims or suspected offender, or locati on of the crime incident. Evidence collectionfollows forensic, investigative and legal standards, not demographics or geography.

What does available data tell you about how constituents from BIPOC communities currently relate to the desired outcome as compared to white constituents?

The collecti on and DNA analysis of evidence follows the same forensic and investi gative standards for all city constituents.

What data is unavailable or missing? How can you obtain additional data?

Evidence submitted for DNA analysis is not tracked by demographics or city geography.

Section 3: Community Engagement

Using the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Public Participation Spectrum, which participation strategy(s) was used when engaging those who would be most impacted?

Inform	Yes
Consult	No
Involve	No
Collaborate	No
Empower	No

Describe the Engagement and what have you learned?

Evidence collected and submitted for DNA analysis is processed by imparti al forensic standards and investigati ve policy based on the cased criteria needed for case prosecution or closure.

Section 4: Analysis

How does the outcome for this ordinance, amendment, or policy help the city achieve Racial Equity?

Investigative evidence is collected and evaluated professionally by scientific forensic and investigative policy and standards, and legal standards being impartial to the demographics of the city.

Section 5: Evaluation

How will impacts be measured? What are the success indicators and process benchmarks?

Case evidence submitted for DNA analysis is tracked by case and Police investi gative unit.

How will those who are impacted be informed of progress over time?

Data on evidence submitt ed for analysis is tracked by case and DNA outcome.

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