Precognitive Police By Henrick Karoliszyn: Article Analysis

Police are constantly evolving, but certain advancements are infringing upon Americans Constitutional rights. In “Precognitive Police” by Henrick Karoliszyn, current police procedures are evaluated for their usefulness in today’s society. The entire article is indecisive. Karoliszyn starts the paper with strong evidence as to how these procedures are beneficial for society. He ends it, however, with contradictory information that causes the reader to be confused as to which way Karoliszyn stands. This causes the reader to decide what they agree with; and in this case, is that predictive police work does more harm than it is worth. Biased information can easily be put into these systems causing discrimination against certain races or genders and violates privacy as well as the Constitution. There are several police stations across the country already developing and using technology that they are creating themselves. These systems are made from old police reports, surveillance cameras, and anything the police can get their hands on. This even includes social media pages. From here the crime hot spots are …show more content…
Currently, surveillance is easily accessible by police but it requires the person in question to have walked in front of a camera. Most cameras are bulky and it is known when one is on camera. However in “The Department of Pre-Crime” by James Vlahos, this may change in the future. Vlahos warns that “the probability of UAVs [Unmanned Aerial Vehicles] filling the skies, transporting items, collecting data, and conducting surveillance is high, and organizations must begin regulation and enforcement to protect the public,” (Vlahos 3). Police could take their own footage without going through proper channels to get a warrant for the footage from businesses. This will invade Americans privacy by recording footage in private places such as in their