Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
A program to predict criminal intent is being tested on members of the public, raising questions about whether it's a bit too close to a real-life Minority Report. Police in the United States and the United Kingdom are using mathematical algorithms, which rely on data collected from social media, surveillance cameras, and police records, to take what they say are proactive measures against crime. They use software to generate subject lists of people who are at the greatest risk of being party to violence or committing a crime. The software also generates forecasts to predict where a crime or crimes are more likely to be committed.
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CNET.com Article - cnet.com/news/homeland-security-moves-forward-with-pre-crime-detection
AlJazeera.com Article - aljazeera.com/programmes/specialseries/2019/07/pre-crime-minority-report-style-policing-reality-190716064122667.html
Fox News Insider YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=yRrPs3fRrIk&t=69s
ABC News YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=BVqqCckjH84&t=82s
CBS 17 YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=5qFnvwOTvuE
KRQE YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=kK1kdrYKNEE&t=21s
WJZ YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=OpIxNoIonPE
Newton, KS Police Department YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=jY7hVnULSpY
A program to predict criminal intent is being tested on members of the public, raising questions about whether it's a bit too close to a real-life Minority Report. Police in the United States and the United Kingdom are using mathematical algorithms, which rely on data collected from social media, surveillance cameras, and police records, to take what they say are proactive measures against crime. They use software to generate subject lists of people who are at the greatest risk of being party to violence or committing a crime. The software also generates forecasts to predict where a crime or crimes are more likely to be committed.
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CNET.com Article - cnet.com/news/homeland-security-moves-forward-with-pre-crime-detection
AlJazeera.com Article - aljazeera.com/programmes/specialseries/2019/07/pre-crime-minority-report-style-policing-reality-190716064122667.html
Fox News Insider YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=yRrPs3fRrIk&t=69s
ABC News YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=BVqqCckjH84&t=82s
CBS 17 YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=5qFnvwOTvuE
KRQE YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=kK1kdrYKNEE&t=21s
WJZ YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=OpIxNoIonPE
Newton, KS Police Department YouTube Original Video Source - youtube.com/watch?v=jY7hVnULSpY
