Editorial standards
How a case becomes a published record
The archive can compare selected source pages for possible changes. That check is a research aid, not an automatic publishing system.
An editor is responsible for the final wording, status, citations, and corrections on every public record.
Review process
From source check to publication
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Check selected sources
A revision check compares a defined list of police, court, institutional, news, and encyclopedic pages. A changed page indicates that a person should review it; the public case is not changed automatically.
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Verify against the record
“Last reviewed” is the date an editor checked the summary and citations. Important claims are compared with official or institutional records where available, and disagreements between sources are documented.
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Edit for accuracy and care
The editor checks names, dates, locations, legal status, attribution, and language about victims and allegations. Speculation is either attributed clearly or omitted.
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Publish a traceable revision
Material updates receive a new review date. The case page identifies its current sources and will list corrections and substantive revisions in its record history.
Terms should describe the record, not dramatize it.
Suicide is not treated as a crime category. Deaths reported as suicide may appear under suspicious deaths or inquests only when there is a documented public-interest case record.
“Child sexual abuse” is used instead of sensational or outdated labels. Entries minimize identifying detail, avoid exploitative imagery, and prioritize court or agency sources.
Allegations remain allegations. The archive distinguishes arrests, charges, convictions, acquittals, official suspicions, and untested claims.
Corrections
Errors should be visible when they are fixed.
Readers can submit a correction with a direct supporting source from the relevant case discussion. An editor reviews the request before changing a record.
Material corrections and revisions are added to the case’s record history rather than silently replacing the previous claim.