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Yes, She had the idea to create the database out of unstructured paper arrest slips which gave coverage and statistical credibility to the effort. Key in the e
by calimac 8y ago
Yes, She had the idea to create the database out of unstructured paper arrest slips which gave coverage and statistical credibility to the effort. Key in the entire operation.
- adfm 8y agoExactly this. She deserves the attention she's getting. And she did the grunt work daily, which is important to call out. Reminds me of the ChicagoCrime.org feet-on-street data wrangling story. A great idea and the persistence to follow through.
- DonHopkins 8y agoNot to mention visiting the county jail each morning, when most interns would just be out getting Starbucks.
- pranau 8y ago> when most interns would just be out getting Starbucks. On the contrary, most interns I know wouldn't be doing this because of how overworked they are doing the grunt work.