Predictive Policing

http://www.nij.gov/journals/266/predictive.htm?ref=nf

https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=252437

http://www.nij.gov/maps/gps-bulletin-v2i4.pdf

http://cjb.sagepub.com/content/34/8/985.short

Predictive policing made the C4 News today.  The idea presented was about the use of data to improve prevention and detection, though predictive policing also includes such matters as predicting police misconduct.  The above links give the flavour of what it’s about and a summary of a fairly recent symposium can be found at https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/230404.pdf

Like broken windows policing the ideas are complex and likely to suffer simplistic interpretation.  It will be interesting to see the UK roll-out.

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