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Technology experts say such a position is necessary to help government and the public better access and share critical information.

University of Louisville researchers are helping the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections by analyzing jail data that could help decide future criminal justice reforms. Their research is part of a nationwide project looking at jail population trends across the nation through the Research Network on Misdemeanor Justice, a project of the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College in New York City. The network consists of seven cities where researchers study lower-level enforcement trends to help communities address issues such as jail overcrowding. A recent report, "Understan...

*A year ago, I asked this question: Why does the LAPD have to send waves of officers to calls in South L.A. no matter how seemingly trivial the complaint? A year later, I still ask that question. Here’s the latest case in point. On Monday, May 17, I approach the intersection of a side street near Slauson and Crenshaw. It is nearly blocked off. There are multiple LAPD cruisers and a small platoon of officers hovering on the sidewalk at the intersection. There was no bank nearby, so there wasn’t a bank robbery in progress or a hostage siege. There was no mass of marching, jeering, object-t...

WHO/A. Maharjan This elderly woman has had more time to spend with her granddaughters since the COVID-19 pandemic. Nepal © Credits 5 May 2021 Monitoring health inequalities is essential for achieving Universal Health Coverage because it enables populations that are being left behind to be identified and helps to inform equity-oriented policies, programmes and practices. Such monitoring requires various forms of disaggregated data, which are currently lacking in many countries (ref World Health Statistics 2020).  Nepal expressed early interes...

Malawi – Strengthening data for greater equity and impact in primary health care WHO/Monta Reinfelde © Credits © Credits 5 May 2021 Through its Health Sector Strategic Plan 2017-2022 (HSSP II), the Government of Malawi aims to move towards universal coverage of quality, equitable and affordable health care with the aim of improving health status, financial risk protection and client satisfaction. Developed with support from WHO and UNICEF, HSSP II includes delivery of an essential package of health services through primary hea...