[DataDaoDe]

> I'm specifically interested in whether or not tools exist to help hold police accountable.

I'm interested in this too. And haven't been able to find much of anything.

> I am imagining an app that has a real-time, location-aware feed of media references to such instances to corroborate and publicize, potentially supported by facial recognition of offenders to gather evidence of repeat abuse.

I think the implementation and specific measures need careful consideration. Remember justice according to Rawls is a form of fairness among all members in society. What about the injustice going on that the police are tasked with stopping on a daily basis and their respective part in ensuring a just society? What about injustices against the police themselves? If we ignore such data points and issues, society will develop a false impression and injustice will supplant the justice we are striving for. IMHO any social justice software should be "context aware" in as broad a sense as possible (history of officers actions - good, bad, everything in between) and probably a history of the "offenders/recorders" public actions (again good, bad, everything in between) as well as specific encounters. Of course, this brings problems such as rights of privacy, among others.

A software which only captures specific encounters, and only makes them public when they are negative is something that on the whole might not be a net benefit for society. I'm unsure and I think it needs some consideration at the least.

[beermann]

Thanks for the thoughtful response. I have discussed the fact that there are repeat offenders on both sides. Nobody has the right to incite mob violence, for example. That could be captured by the same application.

I'm still early in my thinking around this, but welcome the discussion. From my early research and discussions, there is a solution that is needed, but there is a lot of definition that has to happen around what exactly that is in order to take into account issues like the ones you describe.