In 2011, “A federal civil-rights investigation into the Seattle Police Department found routine and widespread use of excessive force by officers”1. In addition, the Seattle Police Department also has problems of racial profiling. On July 9, 2014, 3 years after the investigation, Seattle Police Officer Cynthia Whitlach unlawfully arrested William Wingate after accusing him of assaulting her with a golf club. Officer Whitlach was fired nine months later for her unlawful arrest of Wingate. The dashcam video on her car revealed that Wingate never attacked her, her accusation was false. In addition, the disciplinary report that was filed against her demonstrated that she had a problem with minorities. Officer Whitlach’s superiors determined that
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Law enforcement believes that predictive policing will remove biased policing and racial profiling but as Whitlach’s case demonstrates, that is not the case. The solution to law’s enforcement problems isn’t solely predictive policing, it is predictive policing in addition to emphasis placed on diminishing unbiased policing and racial profiling. Predictive policing by itself is not the solution. Police departments still need to work on fixing their biases and racial profiling. Fixing the biases and racial profiling committed is key to maintaining good public and officer relations. Maintaining a fair police force is a key component of maintaining a fair justice …show more content…
This book is the most comprehensive research on predictive policing. However, it has its limits. There are pitfalls they don’t cover and faults of predictive policing they choose to not expand. Rob Guerette has researched crime displacement in relation to problem-oriented policing. His guide, “Analyzing Crime Displacement and Diffusion”, introduces readers to crime displacement, describes it, the extent to which it occurs, and why it may or may not happen. Though he covers crime displacement in relation to problem-oriented policing, the results can, in limited fashion, be understood through a predictive policing perspective. “Predictive Policing: What Can We Learn from Wal-Mart and Amazon about Fighting Crime in a Recession?” by Charlie Beck and Colleen McCue covers historical trends in policing. It covers the origins of predictive policing, what it contains, what it resembles, what it draws influence from, and what are its
Law enforcement believes that predictive policing will remove biased policing and racial profiling but as Whitlach’s case demonstrates, that is not the case. The solution to law’s enforcement problems isn’t solely predictive policing, it is predictive policing in addition to emphasis placed on diminishing unbiased policing and racial profiling. Predictive policing by itself is not the solution. Police departments still need to work on fixing their biases and racial profiling. Fixing the biases and racial profiling committed is key to maintaining good public and officer relations. Maintaining a fair police force is a key component of maintaining a fair justice …show more content…
This book is the most comprehensive research on predictive policing. However, it has its limits. There are pitfalls they don’t cover and faults of predictive policing they choose to not expand. Rob Guerette has researched crime displacement in relation to problem-oriented policing. His guide, “Analyzing Crime Displacement and Diffusion”, introduces readers to crime displacement, describes it, the extent to which it occurs, and why it may or may not happen. Though he covers crime displacement in relation to problem-oriented policing, the results can, in limited fashion, be understood through a predictive policing perspective. “Predictive Policing: What Can We Learn from Wal-Mart and Amazon about Fighting Crime in a Recession?” by Charlie Beck and Colleen McCue covers historical trends in policing. It covers the origins of predictive policing, what it contains, what it resembles, what it draws influence from, and what are its