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September 4, 2018 21 mins

Science fiction and reality blurs when it comes to data science and crime. This episode I discuss predictive policing using examples from Minority Report, Person of Interest and Psycho-Pass to shed light on what actual data analytics programs are in place today.


Research from Michelle Chan Chinese Startup Makes Facial Recognition Glasses for Police Augmented reality glasses for police in China 

Andrew Ferguson Policing Predictive Policing 

Christina Larson Who needs democracy when you have data? 

Anna Johansson 5 Lessons Learned from the Predictive Police Failure in New Orleans 


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