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Police Data and Reporting

The topic is about the issues with police data and reporting, including undercounting of crimes and varying completeness of police data.

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Jan 25, 2026
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police are trained to empty their magazine when firing upon a threat

Police training materials and academic studies supplied do not support a blanket instruction that officers are trained to “” when engaging a threat; rather, the literature emphasizes decision-making, ...

Jan 10, 2026

How do arrest and charging rates by race compare to victimization rates after adjusting for age, gender, and crime type?

After accounting for age, gender, and type of crime, much of the higher arrest and charging rates for Black and some other minority groups align with higher measured rates of involvement in certain of...