Police departments in major American cities are trying to prevent violent crime with the help of an unlikely ally: data mining. In recent years, law enforcement agencies have been experimenting with "predictive policing," a tool that harnesses computer algorithms to identify individuals likely to commit crimes, The New York Times reports.
'predictive Policing' Tries To Stop Violent Crime Before It Happens
Dan Turkel, Business Insider
Fri, 09/25/2015 - 5:20pm
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