Predictive policing is the usage of mathematical, predictive and analytical techniques in law enforcement to identify potential criminal activity according to Wikipedia. This software helps law enforcement agencies reduce crime, by using algorithms to predict where crimes will happen. The software used automatically looks for historical patterns of crime in areas, working like the forecast called machine learning. This software is quick and simple, allowing it to access data from each Departments Records Management System by using a GPS tracking system to tell the approximate location and time. The analysis and statistics can be used every week to measure the effectiveness of the strategies used. The data collected daily can also help with
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The software then returns a map overlaid with five hundred square foot boxes detailing the most likely locations for specific violent crimes, the type of crime, and the times that they occur each day. When officers receive this information they make arrangements to increase patrolling in these high risk crime areas. Captain Bill Grogan says he saw a twenty percent decrease in crimes analyzed by predictive policing.
The predictive policing technology is becoming increasingly effective today in arresting crime perpetrators. Advocates say this approach focuses on those most likely to commit crimes, allowing for better relationships between police and residents. The little independent evidence available also suggests that these systems may not actually improve community …show more content…
According to the Journalist’s Resource a report was done in 2013 that showed violent crimes had dropped to 5.4 percent in the United States. This was true for big and small cities in the United States. In Santa Cruz, California, predictive policing resulted in a nineteen percent drop in burglaries over a six month period in 2011. In the 2011 Times’s magazine, they named predictive policing as one of the fifty best inventions made. Many more states are experiencing a decrease in crime due to the fact they have more of a police presence in areas of greater risk from the use of this system. But in cities like Louisiana and Chicago, the city council think they should encourage their police departments to share predictions with and collaborate with social services instead of using predictive policing. Even though historical crime data has significant limitations, they see that there are other problems with predictive policing. For instance there are studies of predictive systems in Chicago and Louisiana, which found the tools drove greater enforcement, when police focused more on generating citations and arrests. There was not a lot evidence that showed gun violence or crime were reduced in these two
The software then returns a map overlaid with five hundred square foot boxes detailing the most likely locations for specific violent crimes, the type of crime, and the times that they occur each day. When officers receive this information they make arrangements to increase patrolling in these high risk crime areas. Captain Bill Grogan says he saw a twenty percent decrease in crimes analyzed by predictive policing.
The predictive policing technology is becoming increasingly effective today in arresting crime perpetrators. Advocates say this approach focuses on those most likely to commit crimes, allowing for better relationships between police and residents. The little independent evidence available also suggests that these systems may not actually improve community …show more content…
According to the Journalist’s Resource a report was done in 2013 that showed violent crimes had dropped to 5.4 percent in the United States. This was true for big and small cities in the United States. In Santa Cruz, California, predictive policing resulted in a nineteen percent drop in burglaries over a six month period in 2011. In the 2011 Times’s magazine, they named predictive policing as one of the fifty best inventions made. Many more states are experiencing a decrease in crime due to the fact they have more of a police presence in areas of greater risk from the use of this system. But in cities like Louisiana and Chicago, the city council think they should encourage their police departments to share predictions with and collaborate with social services instead of using predictive policing. Even though historical crime data has significant limitations, they see that there are other problems with predictive policing. For instance there are studies of predictive systems in Chicago and Louisiana, which found the tools drove greater enforcement, when police focused more on generating citations and arrests. There was not a lot evidence that showed gun violence or crime were reduced in these two