Majority of the info the FBI collects from local police departments is actually voluntary. But because they’re the FBI, the departments send it to them, usually not even knowing that it’s all voluntary data. For instance, NIBRS, a huge crime reporting system that most states participate in, is entirely voluntary.
But, the FBI does press these smaller orgs to give them data. They like to throw their weight around.
Majority of the info the FBI collects from local police departments is actually voluntary. But because they’re the FBI, the departments send it to them, usually not even knowing that it’s all voluntary data. For instance, NIBRS, a huge crime reporting system that most states participate in, is entirely voluntary.
But, the FBI does press these smaller orgs to give them data. They like to throw their weight around.