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The 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic and Its Corresponding Data Boon: Issues With Pandemic-Related Data From Criminal Justice Organizations

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Wallace,  Danielle
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Walker,  Jason
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Nelson,  Jake
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Towers,  Sherry
IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam;

Eason,  John
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Grubesic,  Tony H.
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Wallace, D., Walker, J., Nelson, J., Towers, S., Eason, J., Grubesic, T. H. (2021 online): The 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic and Its Corresponding Data Boon: Issues With Pandemic-Related Data From Criminal Justice Organizations. - Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 104398622110279.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10439862211027993


Cite as: https://publications.rifs-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_6001113
Abstract
Public organizations, including institutions in the U.S. criminal justice (CJ) system, have been rapidly releasing information pertaining to COVID-19. Even CJ institutions typically reticent to share information, like private prisons, have released vital COVID-19 information. The boon of available pandemic-related data, however, is not without problems. Unclear conceptualizations, stakeholders’ influence on data collection and release, and a lack of experience creating public dashboards on health data are just a few of the issues plaguing CJ institutions surrounding releasing COVID-19 data. In this article, we detail issues that institutions in each arm of the CJ system face when releasing pandemic-related data. We conclude with a set of recommendations for researchers seeking to use the abundance of publicly available data on the effects of the pandemic.