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On Codes, Code Books and Coding

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This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. On Codes, Code Books and Coding Margaret Kolozsvary Within the Prosecution Project, the team goes through many steps and processes to be sure that the information that we are provide is thorough and accurate, as well as compliant with the rules that […]

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Coding and Starting Cases

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This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. Coding and Starting Cases Courtney Faber This week our class made some steps towards learning how to code cases for the project. A few of the students in our class have done this before but many have not, including myself. The very […]

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New Variable: Hate Crimes

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Since tPP began, we have noticed a rapid increase in defendants being charged with hate crimes. In some cases, hate crimes are used as ‘enhancements’ to other charges, while in other cases, such a designation represents a rhetorical attempt to label the crime as bias-motivated. In order to help capture this emerging reality, the tPP […]

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Problems with Pacer and How it Affects Our Team

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This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. Problems with Pacer and How it Affects Our Team Sara Godfrey Access to electronic court documents is crucial to the Prosecution Project (tPP). Our team is reliant on numerous platforms while collecting case information. Typically, our case coders start with a simple […]