Tag: Predictive policing
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Social Control by Software: A criticism of Predictive Policing
Several German federal states are testing software for predicting crimes, others are already using it. The risk of “danger” or the recidivism of offenders is also to be calculated. However, a reduction in crime with the help of computer forecasts…
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Disappointing results for predictive policing
The Max Planck Institute in Freiburg does not see any proof of effectiveness for predictive policing in preventing home burglaries. Another study is expected next year from Hamburg. So far, there has been no proof in Germany that so-called “predictive…