Q&A
CCHR's data analysis capabilities and staffing
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Council Member Nantasha M. Williams inquires about CCHR's capacity for data analysis, given the large amount of data available from their annual reports. CCHR representatives explain their current data analysis setup.
- CCHR has an administrative team in the Law Enforcement Bureau responsible for entering and tracking case-related data.
- There is one staff member dedicated to auditing and analyzing data trends.
- While having one person for data analysis is seen as beneficial, there are limitations on how much of the case-specific data can be shared or acted upon due to its individual nature.
Nantasha M. Williams
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Alright.
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Thank you.
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As we can see from your annual report, CCHR has a large amount of data available that can help provide insight into the kinds of discrimination occurring in New York City, including in the workplace.
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How many staff members do you have available to handle data analysis like what we've highlighted today?
JoAnn Kamuf Ward
1:46:53
So we have in the law enforcement bureau a team, an administrative team, that is responsible for entering and tracking the data, specifically around cases filed, closed, all of the things that you see reported already in either our annual report or the MMR.
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And we have, one person on staff who plays the role that that you mentioned, auditing, and looking at the trends in data.
1:47:17
And that's by virtue of, a decision by the the chair to move someone into a chief of staff role with that responsibility.
Nantasha M. Williams
1:47:29
I should have another person.
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Only one person?
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So much data.
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Do you think that's enough to, like, analyze all the data that you collect and, like
JoAnn Kamuf Ward
1:47:38
Well, a lot of the data, because it's in the form of individual cases, is not really actionable.
1:47:44
I think this, you know, Councilwoman Silvina Powers asked, would would wage information be helpful to us?
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I think so often in our cases, we're looking at the the an individual's experience, and it's very fact specific inquiry.
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And some of that data would would is not really ever gonna be shareable.
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I think that analysis of case trends is very helpful, and I think it's already been helping us determine, where the policy and procedures need to shift.
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How are we making sure that we're being effective and really tracking impact impact over time?
Nantasha M. Williams
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Even though you can't share it externally, like, internally, do you feel like it is enough to just have, like, a single person analyzing data for even internal usage?
JoAnn Kamuf Ward
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I have never worked anywhere with anyone who had that job, so I think one person has been been amazing.
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I think it's been it's been really helpful to the agency
Nantasha M. Williams
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to have that role.
