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A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records (journalism.berkeley.edu)
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The database — the first of its kind in the nation — will vastly expand public access to internal affairs records that disclose how law enforcement agencies throughout the state handle misconduct allegations as well as uses of police force that result in death or serious injury. The database, funded by the State of California, currently has records from nearly 12,000 cases, including thousands involving police shootings. Every record in the database was released by a law enforcement agency after being redacted in compliance with California’s public records laws. As a result, journalists and members of the public will now be able to search statewide for particular types of misconduct and use-of-force. Police chiefs will be able to use the data to aid in hiring decisions. Researchers will be able to identify trends and patterns.

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[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuck that, BC, WA, Oregon and Cali break off and form the nation of Cascadia.

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

BC seems like it has more in common with the rest of the west coast than Alberta.

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

Cuz it's easier to go south than east, the time it takes you to get over the Rockies you can drive down to California from BC.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, Alberta is kinda the Texas/Florida of the North… We’d gladly disavow them…