tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5801161671198545978..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Declining crime would be better news if data weren't corrupt, incompleteGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62810577971100687432009-05-29T10:20:44.611-05:002009-05-29T10:20:44.611-05:00Actually I think the politicians and cops are the ...Actually I think the politicians and cops are the most corrupt in this country. We only hear what they want us to know. Filtered news etc, What a joke newspapers and TV news is. Don't question their authority, you may be next on their list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29751941729752630742009-05-26T20:09:19.392-05:002009-05-26T20:09:19.392-05:00"P.S. I'd like to know why TDCJ is selling data to..."P.S. I'd like to know why TDCJ is selling data to a company that targets families of those who are incarcerated who are so overwhelmed by the mysteries of the parole process that they are willing to pay for information from a company that I can only describe as inflating their claims of providing accurate and prudent information! Riddle me that Grits!"<br /><br />WHEN WILL THE SHADINESS IN TEXAS STOP? EVER? IT SURE GETS TALKED ABOUT AND THEN EVERYONE JUST GOES ON THERE MERRY WAY. CROOKS...EVERYWHERE!!!!georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3601729756398580152009-05-23T07:29:19.046-05:002009-05-23T07:29:19.046-05:00"Those who rise by the numbers are beholden to the..."Those who rise by the numbers are beholden to them"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75849495456307712922009-05-22T19:16:16.375-05:002009-05-22T19:16:16.375-05:00Thanks for the continued reporting of this issue. ...Thanks for the continued reporting of this issue. I work for a company that often seeks to obtain court and criminal records. And I am often the one doing the searching.<br /><br />It might be of interest to your readers to know that both the federal and state governments routinely sell this information to 3rd party vendors. These are typically very reputable companies that do their best to verify the accuracy of the data. And yet, because of the very real possibility of corrupt or fallicious data that is given them, a very lengthy disclaimer is given before a search even begins.<br /><br />I'd also like to note that they provide a detailed description of the date range that is included in the data, as well as, the number of counties reporting within the state. Something that I found nowhere on the DPS site.<br /><br />I'd also like to mention the technical deficiencies that are likely to occur. Without proper standards, indexing, or coding, even if the raw data is there, the likelihood that all data will be retrieved is suspect.<br /><br />We often find it necessary to consult several different sources before a learned conclusion can be made. And even then, sometimes only a phone call will verify the information.<br /><br />P.S. I'd like to know why TDCJ is selling data to a company that targets families of those who are incarcerated who are so overwhelmed by the mysteries of the parole process that they are willing to pay for information from a company that I can only describe as inflating their claims of providing accurate and prudent information! Riddle me that Grits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20716256797592800102009-05-22T15:10:54.076-05:002009-05-22T15:10:54.076-05:00Corrupt data. In Texas? Now I have heard everythin...Corrupt data. In Texas? Now I have heard everything ROFLMAO!Adamnoreply@blogger.com