hrdag.org
We're a nonprofit organization using data analysis, scientific research, and innovation in scientific methods in the field of human rights. Website: https://hrdag.org Substack: https://hrdag.substack.com/
👤 Joined on 09 December 2024
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@hrdag.bsky.social@hrdag.bsky.social → @hrdag.orgThese projects illustrate how public records can be used to investigate and track police misconduct, and in turn, put pressure on law enforcement agencies to improve their practices and decisions. More here 👇
Show PostOf course, this list is nonexhaustive, and there are plenty of other noteworthy police accountability data projects. For advocates interested in starting new projects focused on documenting law enforcement actions, the examples highlighted here can serve as roadmaps.
Show Post➡️ All of the projects highlighted so far have been facilitated in one way or another by the Human Rights Data Analysis Group and its Data Scientist, Tarak Shah. This org’s work is essential to tracking police violence across the country. hrdag.org/usa/ @hrdag.org
Show Post➡️ The Civic Police Data Project includes Chicago officer demographics, data on misconduct, employment history, and use of force reports spanning from 1988 to 2018. The @invisible.institute is now expanding this work to look into other counties in Illinois. cpdp.co
Show Post➡️ The Police Records Access Project contains data from 700 law enforcement agencies across CA, including police and sheriffs’ departments, school police forces, prisons, probation departments, and other government agencies. clean.calmatters.org @calmatters.org
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