Did Murders Rise in 2021? No One Knows.
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Crime forecasting
We Don't Know Why Murder Rates Spiked in 2020
It's bad public policy to leap to the conclusion that we do.
Chicago Judge Says His Bail Reforms Were a Success. But Independent Reviews Show Flaws and More Crimes.
Did Cook County overdo it and let too many dangerous defendants free?
New Jersey Is Keeping More and More People Out of Jail, and That's Great
New Jersey is detaining almost half as many people pretrial, and the state is not seeing a big crime wave.
Welcoming Our New Algorithmic Overlords?
Algocracy and its effect on government decision making
Department of Pre-Crime Is Becoming a Reality
Civil liberties and the pitfalls of predictive policing
A Surveillance State Doesn't Have To Be a Police State
Is it time to crowdsource law enforcement?
East St. Louis Mayor All But Overrules Bill of Rights to Fight Crime
Citywide dress code would forbid men from wearing red or blue
Stopping Crime Before It Starts
Predictive policing helps police protect citizens. It could also be used to oppress them.