While the collection and release of individual-level microdata is hotly debated across social disciplines, microdata has greatly improved outcomes and decision-making in criminal justice programs.
Continue readingBright spots in criminal justice data from Connecticut to Colorado
Through our criminal justice project, we've discovered some great data resources across America.
Continue readingData is changing our approach to prisons (and saving us money, too)
A new initiative from the Justice Department empowers state and local governments to effectively utilize crime data, saving money and increasing public safety.
Continue readingBaltimore’s open (but not current) police data
The death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore brought up questions of police misconduct in the city. These answers demand access to police data, and drew Sunlight to look at the Baltimore Police Department’s open data offerings and beyond.
Continue readingDOJ report calls for transparency in Ferguson criminal justice system
Among the DOJ's Ferguson report are recommendations that the city both increase transparency and improve its data collection efforts.
Continue readingCriminal justice information sharing in Connecticut: 21st Century growing pains
Connecticut's devised a solid plan to share criminal justice data between state agencies — one that could help save the state money and hopefully prevent tragedies like the Cheshire murders.
Continue readingBridging the gap between research and practice in criminal justice
With evidence-based practices becoming increasingly popular in many areas of criminal justice, the external push for academics to engage in policy decisions is logical. How such a connection can be forged sustainably, though, is less obvious.
Continue readingEmergency room reports reveal racial disparity in injuries caused by police
Hospital emergency department records collected by the CDC reveal not only a racial disparity in the number of nonfatal injuries caused by law enforcement but also an upward trend in their frequency over the last decade.
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