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Oakland Police Data Sharing Agreement with Stanford University

Original title: Subject: Stanford University Data Sharing Agreement From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Data Sharing Agreement (“Agreement”) With The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford University (“Stanford”) For The Oakland Police Department To Share Police Data For Research On Police-Community Interactions With The Goal Of Reducing Disparity And Improving Police-Community Relations

December 17, 2024

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The Frame

What this does

This agreement grants Stanford University researchers access to Oakland Police Department records to study police-community interactions and potential disparities in policing.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

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.

What changed

Last recorded activity December 17, 2024.

What's next

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Summary

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.

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.
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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of data will Stanford University receive?

The document specifies that the Oakland Police Department will share 'police data' related to police-community interactions.

What is the goal of this research?

The goal is to conduct research on police-community interactions to reduce disparities and improve relations.

Why It Matters

This agreement grants Stanford University researchers access to Oakland Police Department records to study police-community interactions and potential disparities in policing.

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Discoveries

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Academic-Police Research Partnership

The city is formalizing a research-based approach to policing by leveraging external academic expertise to analyze internal data.

Oakland Police Department Leland Stanford University

Connected Entities

organizationLeland Stanford University“The research institution receiving police data.”Map →

organizationOakland City Council“The governing body that passed the resolution.”Map →

organizationOakland Police Department“The agency providing data for research.”Map →

Sources

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