Problem Statement:
Media coverage of the crimes committed by the police officers. How was the coverage distributed throughout the years? What were the crimes committed? What were the repercussions?
Desired Outcomes:
● Allow comparisons of departmental crime rates
● Allow comparisons of types of police crime
● Help create accountability by understanding agency’s response to police crime
● Enhance police-community relationship through data-driven policy solution
650 icidents of crime committed by police officers attracted media attention.
Predominant topics discovered: drugs and alcohol, domestic abuse, sexual assault, fraud and embezzlement.
Time Series: crimes and trends over time.
Media Attention: analysis of the newspaper headlines.
Offenders: possible connection between the ranks and conviction times. Many officers even kept their jobs after being convicted.