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Jun 1, 2020

Very incomplete data on police use of force nationwide

Fewer than half of law enforcement officers in the U.S. are participating in the FBI’s use-of-force database. How insurance companies can be a driver of better policing. Chinese officials accuse the Trump administration of hypocrisy when it comes to protests.

Federal data on killings by police nationwide now covers fewer than half of the officers in America. — Federal data on killings by police nationwide now covers fewer than half of the officers in America.
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FBI says new data on police use of force is coming this summer
by Kimberly Adams
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The FBI also says that just over 40% of law enforcement officers are contributing to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection.
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Private insurance companies can play a powerful role in reforming police practices
by David Brancaccio, Daniel Shin and Alex Schroeder
Mark Makela/Getty Images
Police insurers wants to make sure that the departments they cover minimize risk for liability.
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Chinese officials accuse Trump administration of double standard when it comes to protests
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
They accused the president of praising Hong Kong protesters, but cracking down harshly on demonstrators in the United States.
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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

Very incomplete data on police use of force nationwide