is_fac_name: Returns TRUE if a facility name exists in the facility...

In uclalawcovid19behindbars/behindbarstools: Tools for the UCLA Behind Bars Data Team

Returns TRUE if a facility name exists in the facility crosswalks

Description

Returns TRUE if a facility name exists in the facility crosswalks, FALSE otherwise. Function is case-insensitive, and strips special characters, new line indicators, and excess white space (per behindbarstools::clean_fac_col_txt).

Usage

is_fac_name(
  fac_name,
  state,
  fac_info = NULL,
  fac_spellings = NULL,
  include_alt = T
)

Arguments

fac_name	character string of the facility to plot
state	character string of the facility's state
fac_info	data frame with facility_info sheet
fac_spellings	data frame with facility_spellings sheet
include_alt	logical, whether to include alternative spellings

Value

logical, TRUE if fac_name is a valid name and FALSE otherwise

Examples

is_fac_name("Los Angeles Jails", "California")

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