Predictive Policing: Weaponizing Data and Location
Often funded by federal grant programs and even operated out of federally-designated fusion centers, “predictive policing” software is showing up in more and more local law enforcement agencies. Learn what it is and how it’s used. In practice,...
The TAPS Act, Predictive Policing, and a PreCrime Dystopian Nightmare?
If you’ve seen the film minority report – or read the Philip K Dick short story it’s based on, you’re familiar with the idea of “precrime.” It’s a dystopian vision of a predictive policing system where government detains people before they commit a given crime....