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21 projects

NYU Public Safety Lab

Using data + social science to support communities' efforts to improve equity and efficiency in public safety outcomes

New York University
criminal justice, racial equity, "Peace, justice, and strong institutions"

#STOPSHOTSPOTTER

A coalition working against ShotSpotter's "harmful impacts on the Black, brown, and poor people that the company surveils."

USA
criminal justice, noise, surveillance

Citizens Police Data Project

The Citizens Police Data Project (CPDP.co) is a tool for holding police accountable to the public they serve. By Invisible Institute

Chicago, IL
criminal justice

Microsoft CSR Justice Reform Initiative

The Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative works to empower communities and drive progress towards a more equitable justice system.

Redmond, WA
Microsoft, criminal justice, racial equity

Ameelio

Transforming corrections with technology

criminal justice, recidivism

Bail-setting algorithms in Philadelphia

Philadelphia should think twice about its risk-assessment algorithm.

Philadelphia
2017
criminal justice

Police Data Initiative

The Police Data Initiative promotes the use of open data to encourage joint problem solving, innovation, enhanced understanding, and accountability between communities and the law enforcement agencies that serve them.

criminal justice, policing, racial equity

Demander Justice

Demander Justice is a dispute resolution tool that helps people to settle disputes that can be brought to courtwithout a lawyer.

France
criminal justice

DATAJUSTICE project

This project explores the meaning of social justice in an age of datafication

Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
criminal justice