Friday, October 14, 2016

Department of Justice to Collect Data on Police Shootings, In-Custody Deaths

The Department of Justice announced several steps Thursday to start collecting nationwide data on interactions between law enforcement and civilians, including police shootings and in-custody deaths.

The move follows demands born out of protests surrounding the deaths of unarmed black people in places like Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland.  

So far, the task of aggregating information on police shootings has largely fallen to news media — most notably The Washington Post and The Guardian.

In a statement announcing the new initiatives, Attorney General Loretta Lynch called them "vital efforts toward increasing transparency and building trust between law enforcement and the communities we serve." The pilot data collection program is set to begin early next year.

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