How a New Database Could Shed Light on Police Racism

In the aftermath of Ferguson, it has become clear that a lack of data on police activity is one element of preventing progress on ending racism in America. But the Center for Policing Equity (CPE) of University of California Los Angeles, a research consortium that promotes police transparency and accountability, is addressing this problem with a research-based approach. “We think of this as a movement toward evidence-based social justice,” Phillip Goff, president of CPE, told WIRED. Read more