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Predictive policing

Javier Milei | Abaca Press/Lafargue Raphael/Abaca/Sipa USA/Newscom

Javier Milei

Will Milei's AI Policing Plan Become a Tool for Social Control?

Argentina's self-proclaimed libertarian president touts a crime-fighting plan that sounds like Minority Report.

Katarina Hall | 8.7.2024 7:30 AM

A female psychic telling someone's fortune using playing cards. | Miriam Doerr | Dreamstime.com

Law enforcement

Brickbat: Pre-Crime and Punishment

Charles Oliver | 3.13.2024 4:00 AM

Sen. Ron Wyden (D–Ore.) speaks in the U.S. Capitol | Annabelle Gordon - CNP/CNP / Polaris/Newscom

Police

Lawmakers Want Pause on Federal Funds for Predictive Policing

The dangers inherent in targeting criminals-to-be have yet to be addressed.

J.D. Tuccille | 2.21.2024 7:00 AM

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Civil Liberties

Predictive Policing or Targeted Harassment?

Audits and research into the effectiveness of predictive policing have yielded mixed to negative assessments.

C.J. Ciaramella | 11.24.2020 6:00 AM

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Coronavirus

How COVID-19 Will Affect the Future of Policing

Like all of us, law enforcement will face a world of reduced public interactions, devastated economies, and changed ways of life.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.4.2020 10:15 AM

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Computer modeling

Welcoming Our New Algorithmic Overlords?

Algocracy and the moral and political legitimacy of government decision-making

Ronald Bailey | 7.8.2016 1:30 PM

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Crime forecasting

Department of Pre-Crime Is Becoming a Reality

Civil liberties and the pitfalls of predictive policing

Ronald Bailey | 3.9.2016 5:08 PM

Politics

Stopping Crime Before It Starts

Predictive policing helps police protect citizens. It could also be used to oppress them.

Ronald Bailey | 7.10.2012 5:00 PM

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