DM-FS: A Comprehensive Database on Death-Modulated Fatal Shootings

DM-FS enables the bidirectional exploration of fatal encounters. In other words, it allows others to investigate how deaths in one group, officers, modulate deaths in another, fatally shot civilians and vice-versa <br /> <br />

<h3> Recommended Instructions</h3> <br />
First, click on the "Tree" button near the bold "Change View" text, underneath the "Files" tab. This will make the repository legible.
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Second, there are three folders listed below. Click on the folder whose contents you wish to access and download the corresponding database.
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<li><strong>Civilians.</strong> This folder contains DM-FS Civilians, a database that can enable the exploration of how a civilian’s death affects the number of officers that other civilians kill each year, and under which circumstances.</li>

<li><strong>Officers.</strong>This folder contains DM-FS Officers, a database that enables the exploration of how an officer’s death affects the number of civilians other officers fatally shoot each year, and under which circumstances. </li>

<li><strong>Technical Validation Tables.</strong> This folder contains the various technical validation tables that appear in the DM-FS data descriptor. </li>
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For most users, we recommend (i) reading the codebook and (ii) downloading the cleaned version of DM-FS. For more advanced users who wish to customize the database and apply their own filtering, we recommend downloading the full database.

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<h3> Changelog </h3> <br />
DM-FS will be updated with additional information, such as additional years or databases. Any additions or changes to the database will appear in the text below. <br /> <br />

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<strong> Version 1.1 </strong> <br />
<em>February 4, 2025</em> <br />
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All tables within the "Technical Validation" folder were renamed to "Repository Tables" to avoid confusion with the in-text tables within the Scientific Data Dataset Descriptor. The "Table Descriptions.txt" file was likewise renamed to "Repository Table Descriptions.txt," and the table names contained therein were updated appropriately.
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<strong> Version 1.0 </strong> <br />
<em>January 16, 2025</em> <br />
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This post represents the launch of the first full version of DM-FS. The version of DM-FS that appears below is therefore an exact copy of the one described in the Scientific Data dataset descriptor.
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