Do the policies, practices, procedures, or patterns of behavior have a disproportionately negative impact on racial minorities?
(C) Do the policies, practices, procedures, or patterns of behavior serve a legitimate educational goal or purpose? (D) Are the policies, practices, procedures, or patterns of behavior necessary? In other words, are there alternative policies, practices, or procedures that would serve the educational goal or purpose and have a less discriminatory impact? A. Is the Problem Based on Policies, Practices, Procedures, or Patterns of Behaviors of an Institution? The first step in establishing the presence of institutional racism is determining whether the problem is based on the policies, practices, procedures, or patterns of behavior of an institution. The primary institutions in this case are law schools, and the policy or practice in question is the misuse of the LSAT in the admission process by using it as the sole or primary factor in the admissions process. At least ninety percent of law schools have admission practices that presumptively deny applicants based on where they fall on a g
