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Predictive policing

National Guard members in front of the Washington Monument | Photo: Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Newscom

Crime

Trump Is Taking Credit for D.C.'s Crime Drop. Here's What the Data Say.

Crime in D.C. had already fallen 29 percent before the National Guard showed up, yet the Pentagon plans to keep at least 2,500 troops in the city through 2029.

Tosin Akintola | 8.20.2026 2:10 PM

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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

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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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