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>>itcrow+(OP)
I kind of share the sentiment expressed in the final quote of the article. From the way the dataset is described this could be really helpful to criminals and really harmful and dangerous for other folks - police and civilian alike.

>>coding+n1
The police are civilians.

>>tom_+ma
The common definition of civilian is "a person who is not a member of the police, the armed forces, or a fire department".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian

So sworn police officers are not normally considered civilians, while non-sworn personel are:

https://www.discoverpolicing.org/explore-the-field/types-of-...

https://www.discoverpolicing.org/explore-the-field/civilian-...

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-...