Q&A
Factors determining the number and types of tests conducted by CCHR
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Council Member Williams inquires about the factors that determine the number and types of tests conducted by CCHR, as well as reasons for inconclusive results. Deputy Commissioner Carroll explains the testing process and focus areas.
- Housing tests, especially for source of income discrimination, often lead to inconclusive results due to quick market turnover
- CCHR focuses testing on newly amended statutes to gauge enforcement and compliance
- Testing helps identify gaps in public awareness of new rights and protections
- CCHR proactively tests for recently added protected classes without solely relying on public complaints
Nantasha M. Williams
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Got you.
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We see from CCHR's annual reports that the number of tests conducted can change from year to year as do the numbers of tests conducted in relations to different categories of discrimination.
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On what basis does CCHR determine these numbers?
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These numbers?
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Are
Katherine Carroll
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there any factors
Nantasha M. Williams
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that could lead to a test prematurely ending or leading to inconclusive results?
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Thank you for the opportunity to talk more about our testing program.
Katherine Carroll
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In the housing space, I will say we've done a significant amount of testing around source of income discrimination.
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And that is most frequently where we will see an inconclusive test because of the quick turnover in the housing market.
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If we have 2 people who are calling the same broker or landlord, for example, sometimes only one of them will get through because apartments fly off the market so quickly.
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And so that is what we refer to as an inconclusive test.
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In the employment space, when there are amendments to the statute, you know, we like to focus testing because sometimes there is, a gap in how quickly the public is fully aware of what their rights are.
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And so, as an agency, we proactively try to look at the protected class that was added to the statute most recently so that we can gauge enforcement and compliance without solely relying on complaints from the public.
