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Read. Follow. Verify.Oakland Police Data Sharing Agreement with Stanford University
Record date · December 17, 2024
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What This Bill Does
The Oakland City Council has approved a resolution allowing the Oakland Police Department to share police data with Stanford University. The partnership aims to facilitate research on police-community interactions to identify and address disparities.
This agreement grants Stanford University researchers access to Oakland Police Department records to study police-community interactions and potential disparities in policing.
Who It Affects
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Oakland Police Department
The department is required to share its internal data with external researchers.
Stanford University
The university gains access to Oakland Police Department records for research purposes.
Oakland Residents
Residents are the subjects of the police data being analyzed for research on community interactions.
Key Facts
- The Oakland City Council passed a resolution authorizing a data-sharing agreement with Stanford University.
- The City Administrator is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the city.
- The Oakland Police Department will provide police data to Stanford researchers.
- The stated purpose of the research is to study police-community interactions.
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- The research goal is to identify and reduce disparities in policing.
- The agreement was processed under file number 25-0313.
- The resolution was introduced on November 20, 2024.
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