The report to the President on Equity and Law Enforcement Data Collection, Use, and Transparency sheds light on the status of policing data nationwide and recommends five actions to advance data on the full range of law enforcement activities. These data include information on calls for service, searches, stops, frisks, arrests, complaints, law enforcement demographics, and civil asset forfeiture. The Criminal Justice Statistics Interagency Working Group produced the report; BJS Director Alex Piquero is a co-chair.
?This report to the President of the United States is a groundbreaking effort, aided by experts within and outside the federal government, to assess current data collection, use, and transparency practices with respect to law enforcement activities,? notes Dr. Piquero. ?With a keen focus on expanding the collection and reporting of disaggregated data, support for the roadmap outlined in the report will help ensure the use of the data to advance effective, accountable policing across the country. The American people deserve nothing less.?
On June 6, 2023, 1?2 p.m. ET, BJS will host a webinar to provide the first public briefing on the report to the President on Equity and Law Enforcement Data Collection, Use, and Transparency.?The webinar will feature a discussion with BJS Director Alex Piquero and Denice Ross, U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer, co-chairs of the Criminal Justice Statistics Interagency Working Group. They will discuss the report findings and key recommendations for state and local leaders, law enforcement, researchers, and others in the police data ecosystem.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?bjs.ojp.gov.
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