This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. Coding the “Uncategorized” Bridget Dickens Through coding, I’ve learned some variables take 10 seconds and the others will take 10 minutes to figure out. When I’m coding for tactic, I never know how long it will take because occasionally it is difficult […]
This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. Source Scraping and Coding Confirmation Emma Lovejoy When we look for new cases to include in the tPP database, it’s always helpful to find an existing compilation we can pull names and data from. While cases in some existing databases automatically meet […]
As the Prosecution Project has grown and changed, it has benefitted from utilizing the classroom. We have used the shared space as a laboratory, workshop, assembly line, and debate stage for developing our processes and concepts. Nearly each semester we have been able to host a twice a week class to get students in the […]
This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. The Case of Keith Luke (Part 1 of 3: general overview & background) Caitlin Marsengill This journal is the first in a three part series on the case of Keith Luke. The first journal is a general overview and background information on […]
Today, Miami University’s ‘Top Stories’ featured an article about our team entitled “Prosecution Project examines how sociopolitical crimes are prosecuted.”
This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. It’s the Government’s Say (Part 2): On the Topic of ‘Other Status’ Emily Ashner When coding for the case of Abdirizak Haji Raghe Wehelie, a federal contractor for the FBI and worked as a linguist translating communications captured by court-authorized surveillance of […]
In December 2019, tPP was contacted by an individual with the United States Army War College seeking assistance with data. This individual asked if we could provide a number of measures of criminal defendants in order to compare defendants with and without military histories. After a few emails and a phone call to ensure we […]
This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. Inter-Coder Reliability Between Projects Stephanie Sorich During the week of November 18, many members of the Project were given an assignment focused on “scraping” documents. Essentially with scraping, coders search the names of defendants for potential cases in our project database to […]
This continues our series of student reflections and analysis authored by our research team. My Year in Review Emily Ashner As the 2019 year wraps up I approach my one year start with tPP. Looking back to when I asked to join the project at this point last year, I was at such a different knowledge […]
We’re very pleased to see our past analysis mentioned in this recent article by the Philadelphia Inquirer, “Republican death threats are undermining our democracy.” We’re always happy to work with journalists, academics, investigators, policy makers and practitioners who can make use of our data. Our goal remains the creation of a free, open source platform for […]