Sometimes complaints about excessive police force are frivolous or vindictive in nature. Sometimes, however, they are legitimate. In New York, the Civilian Complaint Review Board is the first line of investigation. It makes recommendations that the NYPD then takes up. Or not. This piece from WNYC looks at how the NYPD has responded to those recommendations.
In total, the piece is a guided story. Each step morphs the data into a new display. Overall a small, but quite nice piece.
Credit for the piece goes to the WNYC graphics department.