Value proposition
The Investigative Accelerator
Turn six months of FOIA requests into six seconds of searching.
1. The journalist’s pain points in 2026
The FOIA wall
Scanned PDFs and flat files force newsrooms into months of manual data entry.
The context gap
A single incident does not show the pattern. Reporters need benchmarks and cross-jurisdiction history.
Deepfake verification
AI-generated clips require a source of truth to verify officer identity and service history.
Shrinking newsrooms
Local papers lack the data desk capacity to clean massive conduct datasets.
- Time Months lost to FOIA backlogs and data cleanup.
- Cost Thousands in staffing to retype and normalize records.
- Risk Verification gaps in an AI misinformation cycle.
2. Our solution: the investigative accelerator
policeconduct.org serves as a specialized data bureau for newsrooms.
A. Structured data feed
No more data entry
- Power search across sustained findings, settlements, and decertifications.
- Watchlists alert reporters when officers move jurisdictions.
B. Pattern recognition
Benchmarking that sticks
- Outlier tools show when a case is systemic, not anecdotal.
- Settlement tracking links conduct records to civil payouts.
C. Verification & provenance
Integrity checks for breaking news
- Cross-reference BWC timestamps against official rosters to verify footage.
- Confirm officer identity and service history from verified sources.
3. Partnership tiers for newsrooms
| Feature | Local reporter (free / standard) | Investigative desk (enterprise) |
|---|---|---|
| Search access | Basic search of public conduct records. | Advanced filtering by incident type, precinct, or outcome. |
| Data exports | Limited CSV snippets. | Full API access and bulk JSON exports for data visualization. |
| Officer watchlists | Up to five tracked officers. | Unlimited agency-wide monitoring and alerts. |
| Document vault | View public PDFs. | OCR-processed, searchable transcripts of IA hearings. |
4. How we help the fourth estate
- Good conduct metrics: Commendations and life-saving awards provide balanced context.
- Structured accountability: Focus on sustained findings to avoid unverified rumor reporting.
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