How Can Open Data Help Facilitate Police Reform
summary
Open data analysis claims specific, testable findings: using the Police Data Initiative links to about 130 agencies and a Chicago complaints dataset (2008–2012, ~2,000 complaints) shows South Side African Americans are less likely to have complaints sustained while African American officers face more sustained complaints; a 2013–2015 review of officer-involved shootings finds race plus signs of mental illness increase fatal outcomes with African Americans showing highest risk. Limits are practical: only 130 of ~11,000 agencies participate, accuracy concerns, and the need for nationally representative data.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:55What is Open Data
- 2:05How can Open Data help police reform
- 5:21Obstacles to Open Data
- 7:45Outro
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