[kictanet] As shootings soar, Chicago police use technology to predict crime

[Ali Hussein]

Interesting use of Technology in law enforcement. This is bound to increase
going forward. The major question however becomes how do we ensure that
Algorithms and AI don't fully take over human intel.

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On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:53 AM, Nelson Kwaje via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

>
> It reads like an excerpt from the movie  "Minority Report"
>
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> http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-police-technology-idUSKBN1AL08P
>
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> As shootings soar, Chicago police use technology to predict crime
>
>
> One of the technologies being used in the 7th District is HunchLab, a
> predictive policing program made by Philadelphia-based company Azavea. It
> combines crime data with factors including the location of local
> businesses, the weather and socioeconomic information to forecast where
> crime might occur. The results help officers decide how to deploy resources.
>
> Another is the Strategic Subject's List, a database of individuals likely
> to be involved in shootings that was developed by the Illinois Institute of
> Technology.
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> Police are tight-lipped about how it is compiled, saying only that the
> algorithm looks at eight factors including gang affiliation and prior drug
> arrests to assign people a number between 0 and 500. A higher number
> reflects higher risk.
>
> They are also using the gunfire detection system made by ShotSpotter Inc
> (SSTI.O), which uses sensors to locate the source of gunshots. Police
> officials declined, however, to say how many such devices were installed in
> the 7th District
>
> Nelson Kwaje
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