Spotty Data Stands In The Way Of National Police Standards

Spotty Data Stands In The Way Of National Police Standards

By James Packard

By James Packard
June 4, 2020

June 4, 2020

Proposals for police reform want national standards on use of force and a database to track officer discipline. But those are hard to do without data.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Addressing systemic racism and police brutality is far from a one-step fix, but examining two of the popular proposals might show us where to start: gather better data.

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