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!["It’s PredPol, and it’s going to reduce crime": Agencies take algorithmic effectiveness on faith, with few checks in place](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/11/05/LAPD_car.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
“It’s PredPol, and it’s going to reduce crime”: Agencies take algorithmic effectiveness on faith, with few checks in place
by
Beryl Lipton
Law enforcement agencies nationwide are using predictive policing software, yet almost none of their users, past or present, have clear measures for how effective or accurate they are.
![Predictive policing in DOJ-cited jurisdictions is bad policy, AI Now says](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/02/19/NOPD.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Predictive policing in DOJ-cited jurisdictions is bad policy, AI Now says
by
Beryl Lipton
The AI Now Institute is calling for checks on the datasets used by predictive policing systems because of concerns that the technology can perpetuate, rather than address, “dirty” policing practices.
![PredPol manual offers a look into the world of policing pre-crime](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/07/11/bptcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
PredPol manual offers a look into the world of policing pre-crime
by
JPat Brown
An Illinois Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Chicago-based Lucy Parsons Labs has led to the release of a “Best Practices and Training Guide” for the PredPol predictive policing software. The manual offers a rare look at how private companies are encouraging police to embrace algorithms as a means of seeking out crime before it happens.