the Prosecution Project (tPP)

Support our independent, decentralized, & student-led work here: https://tinyurl.com/givetotpp The Prosecution Project (tPP) is a long-term, Open-Source Intelligence research platform tracking and providing an analysis of felony criminal cases involving illegal political violence occurring in the United States since 1990. Through identification, analysis, and assessment of thousands of cases, tPP seeks to identify correlations between who a defendant is, how they are charged and prosecuted, and other related factors, which can include political ideology or religion, the crime’s motive, means, target, or impact. tPP explores defendant demographics, prosecutorial strategy and outcome, juridical rhetoric, and relevant laws dealing with hate crimes, civil rights violations, Foreign Terrorist Organizations and material support, as well as defendants who are assigned terrorism enhancements and the use of specialized motive-centric statutes. The data set aims to be inclusive of all cases involving felony crimes with social-political motivation, as stated by the perpetrator, or labeled by official state bodies such as, but not limited to, law enforcement or federal government. tPP’s data set consists of all relevant cases as validated through a decision tree. Each case is coded for 50 variables and associated with a set of primary sources by independent coding teams, and triangulated via several secondary sources. After first round dual coding, the case is checked by a senior member of the project team, and finally, validated by a senior coder serving as Auditor. The data generated is suitable for a patterned statistical analysis and the development of complex models to understand patterns, trends, and outliers. The goal of tPP is to generate meaningful findings for scholars and policy makers, and to engage students in research and skills required for carrying out a long-term team project.