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We have also made the source data accessible"," ",Object(n.jsx)("a",{href:"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jdB4zw-Fl4jPEIJ-LDoNefXv5t1C1AlNzhXi6UFj2ps/edit",target:"_blank",rel:"noreferrer",children:"at this link"}),"."]})]}),Object(n.jsxs)("div",{className:"faq fadeInUp",style:{animationDelay:"".concat(.6,"s")},children:[Object(n.jsx)("h2",{className:"answer",children:"Continuing to Expand"}),Object(n.jsxs)("p",{children:["The data displayed on this site represents an important step towards mapping the scale of police violence nationwide. At the same time, there are thousands of police agencies across the country that have not publicly provided any use of force data, with many in states where police are not required by law to make this information public. Additionally, police-reported data does not always include all use of force incidents, since some police departments do not track or report certain types of force. While we\u2019ve done our best to utilize the information that has been made available to us from official sources, ultimately it will take new legislation to compel these agencies to produce comprehensive data on police use of force. Even then, the data produced by these agencies will need to be cross-referenced with information from the media, community input and video evidence to identify underreporting or misreporting. We encourage researchers, activists, nonprofits and policymakers to collaborate with us to push for greater transparency regarding police use of force data nationwide. 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This data platform expands upon these efforts by publishing data on both fatal and non-fatal police use of force nationwide."]})]}),Object(n.jsxs)("div",{className:"faq fadeInUp",style:{animationDelay:"".concat(.8,"s")},children:[Object(n.jsx)("h2",{className:"answer",children:"Recommended Citation"}),Object(n.jsx)("p",{children:"Police Data Archive. (2024, August 28). PoliceData.org. https://policedata.org/"})]}),Object(n.jsxs)("div",{className:"faq fadeInUp",style:{animationDelay:"".concat(.9,"s")},children:[Object(n.jsx)("h2",{className:"answer",children:"Acknowledgements"}),Object(n.jsx)("p",{children:"This project was made possible by contributions from researchers, activists, data scientists and creatives across the country. Our analysis and methodology was informed by researchers at Duke University, Columbia University, New York University, University of Michigan, Loyola University Chicago, and the Human Rights Data Analysis Group. We also thank Elena Mejia, Ariel Matos, Peter Schmalfeldt, Mary Lagman, Davon Wheeler, Ashtaan Rapanos, Al Barrentine, Linqian Yu, Daniel Mehari and Jaden Small for helping with our nationwide data collection and data platform."})]})]}),Object(n.jsx)(o.default,{})]})}},91:function(e,a,t){"use strict";t.r(a);var o=t(1),i=t.n(o),r=t(28),n=t.n(r);function s(){return s=Object.assign||function(e){for(var a=1;a<arguments.length;a++){var t=arguments[a];for(var o in t)Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(t,o)&&(e[o]=t[o])}return e},s.apply(this,arguments)}function c(e,a){if(null==e)return{};var t,o,i=function(e,a){if(null==e)return{};var t,o,i={},r=Object.keys(e);for(o=0;o<r.length;o++)t=r[o],a.indexOf(t)>=0||(i[t]=e[t]);return i}(e,a);if(Object.getOwnPropertySymbols){var r=Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(e);for(o=0;o<r.length;o++)t=r[o],a.indexOf(t)>=0||Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable.call(e,t)&&(i[t]=e[t])}return i}var l=Object(o.forwardRef)((function(e,a){var t=e.color,o=void 0===t?"currentColor":t,r=e.size,n=void 0===r?24:r,l=c(e,["color","size"]);return i.a.createElement("svg",s({ref:a,xmlns:"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",width:n,height:n,viewBox:"0 0 24 24",fill:"none",stroke:o,strokeWidth:"2",strokeLinecap:"round",strokeLinejoin:"round"},l),i.a.createElement("path",{d:"M4 4h16c1.1 0 2 .9 2 2v12c0 1.1-.9 2-2 2H4c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2V6c0-1.1.9-2 2-2z"}),i.a.createElement("polyline",{points:"22,6 12,13 2,6"}))}));
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