The Kentucky Center for investigative Reporting analyzes the use of public records — both exempt and nonexempt — by the Department of Justice in its "deep examination" of Louisville Metro Police Department:

"Federal investigators are collecting a catalogue of internal documents and records that would detail virtually every recorded interaction between Louisville Metro Police officers and citizens as they set the stage for a deep examination of the beleaguered agency.

"Investigators will be examining union contracts, agreements with other government agencies and behavioral health providers, organizational charts, employee rosters, pay scales, training documents, and detailed descriptions of each division and specialized unit within the department, according to the DOJ's request.

"They also asked for a list of all paper documents and recordings 'typically stored' at LMPD.

"Investigators will look beyond the actions of individual officers to pinpoint the system that perpetuates harmful, dangerous, and bad policing, Walker said. The records obtained by federal investigators will show how officers are trained, and how they're expected to interact with the public and respond to a range of situations — from protests, to emergencies and critical calls for help.

"Federal investigators, however, made it clear in their request for records that certain information obtained in the course of the investigation will be kept confidential and excluded from public release, including names of individual officers or other witnesses or anything not used to support investigative findings."