NJ Advance Media published a big investigative project on Nov. 29, along with all of the data associated with it. There are local stories for months in this database and they can't get to all of them by themselves.



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The greatest authority granted police officers is the right to punch, kick, pepper spray or use some other force against another person. Two decades ago, state officials envisioned a centralized database that would flag overly aggressive departments or officers for scrutiny and intervention, helping prevent unnecessary injuries and costly excessive force lawsuits. But that database was never created. So we built it.



Beginning [on Nov. 29], search the most comprehensive statewide database of police force in the United States. Your town, your local department and your local officers. This data has never before been available to anyone in the state, and we've put it all into one, easy to use and searchable database for the public.



Check out our preview at nj.com/force.



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Steve Stirling will lead this webinar and talk with you about how best to use this data in your reporting. He will also answer any questions about the dataset.



More about The Force Report:

https://youtu.be/q-cTjjLRDZI

https://projects.nj.com/investigations/force-trailer/



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HOW TO JOIN THE WEBINAR:

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Meeting ID: 491 182 107