Opening up sensitive or private data can be a challenging or risky endeavor. But there are a number of strategies that governments employ to balance openness and protectiveness.
Continue readingThe benefits of criminal justice data: Beyond policing
The U.S. collectively holds a massive amount of criminal justice data. If utilized effectively, these data can massively improve the way law enforcement operates across the country.
Continue readingThe benefits of data in criminal justice: Improving police-community relations
One major public benefit arising from the use of criminal justice data? Expanding transparency around law enforcement can help improve community-police relations.
Continue readingThe benefits of data in criminal justice: Improving policing
Police are increasingly using data in order to reduce crime. One of the most high-profile uses of data in this area has been in the law enforcement approach known as “predictive policing” — the results, however, have been mixed.
Continue readingThere’s more to criminal justice data than you think: Delve into it with Sunlight’s new inventory
The nation's criminal justice data is, in many cases, unreliable and incomplete. At Sunlight, we're working to make access to the data that does exist better.
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 readingSharing sensitive data within government
When interagency data-sharing relationships are established, governments can produce highly useful analyses while upholding commitments to privacy.
Continue readingWhy do we trust researchers with sensitive data?
Developing a sense of trustworthiness improves the likelihood that researchers and data-holding partners will be able to develop good ways to work together.
Continue readingWhen can we legally share protected data?
As Sunlight explores the public use of microdata, we are also exploring the practical, legal and ethical challenges of working with individual-level data.
Continue readingThe flip side of anonymity: legally-identified microdata
Exploring the varied terrain of legally-identified data helps show how different datasets, even closely related datasets, may have very different levels of protection.
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