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The role of video in police investigations, deciphering shooting data, looking ahead to the first presidential debate
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Sep 26, 2016
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The role of video in police investigations, deciphering shooting data, looking ahead to the first presidential debate

How police agencies decide if and when to release video of police shootings, the challenges of an OIS database, SoCal-centered analysis of the upcoming presidential debate.

CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 21: Police officers face off with protesters on the I-85 (Interstate 85)during protests in the early hours of September 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The protests began last night, following the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott by a police officer at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 21: Police officers face off with protesters on the I-85 (Interstate 85)during protests in the early hours of September 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The protests began last night, following the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott by a police officer at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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How police agencies decide if and when to release video of shootings, unpacking the data of police use of force, SoCal-centered analysis of the upcoming presidential debate.

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