New Online: California’s Department of Justice Launches First of-its-Kind Criminal Justice Open Data Initiative

From the California Attorney General’s Office:

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the launch of OpenJustice, a first-of-its-kind criminal justice open data initiative that will release unprecedented data while being interactive and easy to use. The tool consists of two components: a Dashboard that spotlights key criminal justice indicators with user-friendly visualization tools and an Open Data Portal that publishes raw data from the California Department of Justice’s statewide repository of criminal justice datasets.
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The Dashboard includes three important data sets that tell part of the story of the relationship between law enforcement and communities: (1) Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted in the Line of Duty; (2) Deaths in Custody, including arrest-related deaths; and (3) Arrests & Bookings.  For each metric, the Dashboard features interactive web tools that allow the public to explore these key criminal justice indicators over time and across jurisdictions.
The Open Data Portal is an online repository of downloadable criminal justice data in raw form available to the public. This tool will enable researchers, civic coders, and journalists to help tackle seemingly intractable problems in the criminal justice system.

Direct to California Open Justice
Includes some key findings from current data.
on a Related Note…
New Web App Maps Real Time Oakland, CA Police Department Crime Data (June 22, 2015)
Coverage
California to Unveil Law-Enforcement Data Website (via WSJ)

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