Researchers at Princeton University and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) are building the first-ever national database that tracks incidents of threats and harassment against government officials.
is an ongoing collaboration between the ADL and Princeton's Bridging Divides Initiative, a nonpartisan research center that monitors U.S. political violence.
"The more data there is, the more — hopefully — we can get ahead of these various threats to democracy.""a living data set" that's useful to researchers, policymakers and local communities, said Shannon Hiller, executive director of the Bridging Divides Initiative. Collaborators include the National League of Cities, the Brennan Center for Justice and The Prosecution Project. "We hope that more partners want to join in the research," Hiller said.Anger over COVID vaccines and masks, partisan politics, and school policies has ratcheted up the number of threats across the land — as has the run-up to next week's midterm elections.
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