Civic Tech Field Guide

Justice Tech Catalog

524 W 59th St BMW605, New York, NY 10019, United States

A curated list of 186 criminal justice data and technology projects.

criminal justice

The Justice Tech Download

Portland, OR

Justice technology news, events and jobs by Jason Tashea

Open Criminal Courts: New York Criminal Court Decisions Should be Public.

New York City

This report delves specifically into the limited publication of written decisions by criminal court judges.

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Recidiviz

We are a non-profit that partners with state criminal justice agencies to advance their use of data and reduce incarceration.

recidivism

TransparencIT

Nigeria

We are a civic tech organization fostering courtroom openness, social justice and citizen engagement in Nigeria.

Trial Monitoring of Corruption Cases

Nigeria

The trial monitoring of corruption cases program uses tech tools to improve the justice sector by making the workings of the judiciary easier to understand and scrutinize.

I'm Getting Arrested

Developed for Occupy Wall Street in 2011, the first mobile panic button app.

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Occupy

Parte del programa Justicia Abierta, este es un proyecto integral de apertura institucional, que comprende un software web que permite a las fiscalías sistematizar las solicitudes de acceso a la información condensando datos procesales, de uso

Housing Courts Must Change! Map

New York City, NY, USA

Housing Courts Must Change! (HCMC) is a statewide campaign launched by the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition in 2020 to transform the courts across New York State (NYS) from an “eviction machine” to a place that holds landlords accountable, upholds tenants’ rights, and enables tenants to remain in their homes.

housing

Know Your Rights Hong Kong

Hong Kong

#KnowYourRightsHK is here to help you understand and exercise your legal rights.

Civic Sight

Hong Kong

We incubate projects that bring together data and transparency to expand and improve the civic space in Asia.

Коллективный иск против сервиса «Яндекс.Еда» в связи с утечкой персональных данных

Russian Federation (the)

Кампания по сбору заявлений в суд против сервиса «Яндекс.Еда» от граждан, чьи данные были обнаружены в утечке. Заявки для участия собираются в онлайн, далее работают адвокаты в судах.

Creating a better justice system with data

California

Exygy's collaboration with the CROP Organization and their work aggregating reentry data across the state of California.

recidivism

Brennan Center for Justice

New York University

The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan law and policy institute, striving to uphold the values of democracy.

LAPD to use AI to analyze body cam videos for officers' language use

Los Angeles, CA

One of multiple studies in the US using artificial intelligence to analyze the tone and word choice police officers use, to determine whether it leads to unnecessarily escalations with the public..

Systemic Justice

Amsterdam

Community-driven litigation for racial, social, and economic justice

Justice Hub

Bangalore

An open source platform for data related to the Indian legal and justice system. Crowdsourced from a community of law and data researchers, practitioners and enthusiasts.

Agami

Bangalore

Agami is a movement of ideas and people seeking to transform the experience of Justice in India

Free Law Project

Oakland, California

Free Law Project is the leading nonprofit using software, data, and advocacy to make the legal ecosystem more equitable and competitive.

Reclamo

United States of America (the)

Help Workers Recover Stolen Wages Free, Safe, and Simple

Justicia Lab

United States of America (the)

We Build Digital Tools for Immigrant Justice

immigration

The People’s Database for Community-Based Police Accountability

Berkeley, CA, USA

A Berkeley Copwatch + WITNESS Initiative

criminal justice

NYU Public Safety Lab

New York University

Using data + social science to support communities' efforts to improve equity and efficiency in public safety outcomes

#STOPSHOTSPOTTER

United States of America (the)

A coalition working against ShotSpotter's "harmful impacts on the Black, brown, and poor people that the company surveils."

Judicial Innovation Fellowship Program

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

The Justice Innovation Fellowship program places technologists and designers in state, local, and tribal courts to improve the public’s access to justice.

Citizens Police Data Project

Chicago, IL

The Citizens Police Data Project (CPDP.co) is a tool for holding police accountable to the public they serve. By Invisible Institute

criminal justice

Callisto Vault

San Francisco

A suite of tools designed to help survivors navigate barriers and define their own pathways toward healing and justice. Within Callisto Vault, survivors can access two tools: the Matching System and Encrypted Record Form.

harassment

unBail

Cleveland, Ohio

Democratizing information about the legal system

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Open Justice Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Open Justice Oklahoma (OJO) seeks to improve understanding of our justice system through analysis of public data.

Not 911

New York City, NY, USA

Community Based Alternatives to the Police Not911 is designed to direct you to New York City-based organizations that offer counseling, mediation and intervention services.

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Open Sentencing

Identifying discrepancies in prison sentencing based on race

Prison Voicemail

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Over 3,000 people are using this service to stay connected and maintain bonds

Measures for Justice Data Portal

United States of America (the)

Explore how your local criminal justice system performs.

NC CopWatch

North Carolina

Have you or someone you know been subjected to an unfair stop or search? Enter the stop information to view all data associated with that particular officer.

The Policing Project

New York City, NY, USA

The adoption of policing technologies must be guided by democratic legitimacy and an imperative to minimize harm.

police violence

Justice tech

Court Listener

Oakland, California

Search millions of opinions by case name, topic, or citation. 406 Jurisdictions. Sponsored by the Non-Profit Free Law Project. 501c3

MOJ Digital & Technology

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Transforming the justice system with digital & technology services

Justice Counts

United States of America (the)

Actionable data to bolster public safety

Microsoft CSR Justice Reform Initiative

Redmond, WA

The Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative works to empower communities and drive progress towards a more equitable justice system.

A2J Author

United States of America (the)

A2J Author aims to improve access to justice for people who represent themselves. The service hosts simplified legal information and resources created by legal professionals.

Ameelio

Transforming corrections with technology

Clooney Foundation for Justice

United States of America (the)

By providing a neutral report of what happens in court, trial monitors can help ensure that rights are respected and abuses exposed.

How Courts Embraced Technology, Met the Pandemic Challenge, and Revolutionized Their Operations

United States of America (the)

Pew Trusts report: What the changes mean for the millions of people who interact with the civil legal system each year—and what remains to be done

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Legal Robot

548 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA

Legal tech startup using Artificial Intelligence to make Legal Documents less painful & improve Access to Justice.

HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law)

Fluwelen Burgwal 582511, The Hague, The Netherlands

User-friendly justice. With data and technology we co-create high quality justice based on what we need now.

research

Code for Australia ORBIT

Victoria, Australia

Helping staff and volunteers make accurate referrals across the legal assistance sector in Victoria.

Project Lemon Aid

Nigeria

Project Lemon Aid matches people awaiting trial behind bars with pro bono lawyers who can represent their case.

Astrea Justice

Zimbabwe

Astrea Justice is human rights remedy mobile app that is being used in Zimbabwe and has the potential of being scaled into other countries. It comes along with functions aimed to empower citizens to demand good governance, observance of human rights, accountability, inter alia.