About The Project
Tracking (In)Justice is a Law Enforcement and Criminal Legal Data and Transparency Project.
Why Track Police-Involved Deaths and Deaths in Custody?
There is no consistent, publicly available source in Canada that tracks police-involved deaths or deaths in custody. While academics, journalists, and families of victims have attempted to document these cases in their communities, and some oversight bodies release occasional reports, a verified and comprehensive database does not exist.
The lack of data makes it difficult for researchers, policymakers, advocates, and communities most impacted by police violence to understand or address police use of force.
To help fill this gap, we created this database – building on past efforts – to support analysis, policy development, and meaningful change.
- Tracking (In)Justice Dataset
The Team
Tracking (In)justice is a project of the Data Justice and Criminology Lab of the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Carleton University, the Ethics and Technology Lab at Queen’s University, and the Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (CRIB) at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, The Empowerment Council, Maggie's Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, JusticeTrans, Aboriginal Legal Services, Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre.
Funding
This project is funded by The Law Foundation of Ontario, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), along with the generous expertise and assistance provided by many academic partners at the Data Justice and Criminology Lab, and The CRIB. The CRIB and Data Justice and Criminology Lab financially support research assistants to provide dedicated project support to ensure data quality and rigour.