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Weapons of Math Destruction (First Year Read, 2021)

A guide to the 2021 First Year Read pick, Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil.

Data Mining, Predictive Policing, and Criminal Justice

Predictive Policing: Forecasting Crime with Big Data (February, 2019)

According to the National Institute of Justice, predictive policing is "...the application of advanced analytics to data sets in conjunction with intervention methods."

Biased Policing
A.I. Nation Podcast (WHYY)
April 2021

Articles on Predictive Policing

Predictive Policing Explained
Brennan Center for Justice
April, 2020
Predictive Policing: The Role of Crime Forecasting in Law Enforcement Operations
Rand Corporation Safety & Justice Program
2013
Statement of Concern About Predictive Policing by ACLU and 16 Civil Rights Privacy, Racial Justice, and Technology Organizations
ACLU
August, 2016
Challenging Racist Predictive Policing Algorithms Under the Equal Protection Clause
New York University Law Review
June, 2019
Predictive policing algorithms are racist. They need to be dismantled.
MIT Technology Review
July, 2020

Artificial Intelligence and Proactive/Predictive Policing in New Jersey

Camden police’s newest partner in proactive policing? Artificial intelligence
NJ.com
February, 2020
New Jersey’s former attorney general on Ring cameras and facial recognition
The Verge
February, 2020