The Verge

Go read this data analysis that uncovers predictive policing’s flawed algorithm

A co-reported investigation with Gizmodo and The Markup into PredPol A co-reported investigation with Gizmodo and The Markup into PredPol PredPol’s algorithm is supposed to make predictions based on ...
Afro

Lawmakers seek to stop DOJ use of algorithms and ‘dirty policing’

According to www.nextgov.com, predictive policing involves law enforcement officials implementing mathematical and predictive analytics and other technology-based techniques to pinpoint potential ...
Government Executive

Senators demand that the Justice Department halt funding to predictive policing programs

A group of seven Democratic members of Congress has issued a public letter demanding the Justice Department stop issuing grants to fund predictive policing projects, unless the agency “can ensure that ...
BND

Facial recognition and predictive policing tech are a huge risk for law enforcement | Opinion

In an era marked by technological advancements, the thin line between ensuring public safety and invading individual privacy has become increasingly blurred. Nowhere is this more evident than in the ...
ExtremeTech

Predictive Policing Software Shown to Entrench Bias, not Address It

Automation can be the key to unlocking efficiency—but what happens when the algorithms at the core of an automated process perpetuate racial and economic biases? A ...
The Next Web

Crime prediction software promised to be free of biases. New data shows it perpetuates them

This article was originally published on The Markup by Aaron Sankin, Dhruv Mehrotra for Gizmodo, Surya Mattu, and Annie Gilbertson and was republished under the Creative Commons ...
Defense One

Predictive policing software terrible at predicting crimes

This article is republished from The Markup. Read the original article, which was copublished with WIRED. Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, rarely lined ...