Published on Mar 24, 2016
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From citizens capturing police brutality on their smartphones to police departments using surveillance drones, technology is changing our relationship to the law.
One of the newest policing tools is called PredPol. It's a software program that uses big data to predict where crime is most likely to happen, down to the exact block. Dozens of police departments around the country are already using PredPol, and officers say it helps reduce crime by up to 30%. But some skeptics are worried that despite its futuristic promise, PredPol and similar tools might inflame relationships between local police departments and communities of color.
In this episode of REAL FUTURE, Alexis Madrigal visits the Santa Cruz Police Department, where officers are already using PredPol to augment their old-fashioned police work. And he asks: as crime-fighting goes digital, is there a risk of relying too heavily on an algorithm?
Watch REAL FUTURE on Fusion (Mondays at 10 p.m. Eastern), or on Apple TV or Roku.
More REAL FUTURE episodes: http://www.realfuture.tv
One of the newest policing tools is called PredPol. It's a software program that uses big data to predict where crime is most likely to happen, down to the exact block. Dozens of police departments around the country are already using PredPol, and officers say it helps reduce crime by up to 30%. But some skeptics are worried that despite its futuristic promise, PredPol and similar tools might inflame relationships between local police departments and communities of color.
In this episode of REAL FUTURE, Alexis Madrigal visits the Santa Cruz Police Department, where officers are already using PredPol to augment their old-fashioned police work. And he asks: as crime-fighting goes digital, is there a risk of relying too heavily on an algorithm?
Watch REAL FUTURE on Fusion (Mondays at 10 p.m. Eastern), or on Apple TV or Roku.
More REAL FUTURE episodes: http://www.realfuture.tv
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