California Police Use of Force and Misconduct Records Now Public in New Database
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Summary
A new database created by UC Berkeley and Stanford University, in collaboration with major media outlets, has made 1.5 million pages of previously confidential police records on use of force and misconduct in California publicly searchable. This initiative aims to increase transparency and accountability in law enforcement.
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· 3 pulledPublic records about use of force and misconduct by California law enforcement officers — some 1.5 million pages obtained from nearly 500 law enforcement agencies — will now be searchable by the public for the first time.
The database was built by UC Berkeley and Stanford University and published today by the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, KQED and CalMatters.
This initiative aims to increase transparency and accountability in law enforcement.
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