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https://stoplapdspying.org/policing-strategies-and-tactics/
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http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/22357-predictive-policing-from-fallujah-to-the-san-fernando-valley-military-grade-software-used-to-wage-wars-abroad-is-making-its-impact-on-americas-streets
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"Predictive policing" is rated as a Start-class article, which means that it has plenty of room for improvement. The talk section of the article does not show any work done on revisions or any discussion of the article, which I found surprising. Instead, it merely reads that the article is within the scope of the WikiProject Law Enforcement, WikiProject Futures studies, and WikiProject Crime. It is clear that criminal justice and law enforcement viewpoints are heavily over represented in the article. In fact, the only WikiProject Law Enforcement guideline is: "Neutral point of view applies here! All articles on Wikipedia, including ones on this WikiProject, MUST, with NO EXCEPTIONS WHATSOEVER, be written from a neutral perspective! This means that they must not be written from a liberal perspective that is unsympathetic to cops, if not full of negative prejudice against them, or from the opposite perspective." Apparently, it is within this WikiProject's scope to censor criticism of cops, which would explain the heavily biased perspectives present in "Predictive policing."
The article is very short, and lacking fundamental information. The history section leaves many questions unanswered. Who developed predictive policing technologies? Who conducted all of the research involved? What previous technologies were their technologies based upon? Who has funded predictive policing, and who has sold the technologies? Whose interests have been represented throughout the production and implementation of this technology? Has there been any community dialogue around predictive policing, and if so, what different points of view have been expressed? The article also does not place predictive policing within a broader historical context. There is historical evidence of communities of color being disproportionately criminalized. Since predictive policing is based upon prior data, does the technology simply perpetuate the disproportionate criminalization of particular communities? How does predictive policing connect with other projects supported by the FBI?
One particular reference which is cited five times within the article to show that predictive policing reduces crime leads to a "Page not found". The reference is a report published by the FBI called "Predictive Policing: Using Technology to Reduce Crime". The amount of times this particular reference is cited within such a short article suggests that there may be insufficient data behind the article's claims. Changing urls of government agencies is understandable, and I was still able to find the report. One particular case which the Wikipedia article depends on is the Santa Cruz Police Department's use of hot spot locations decreasing property crime over 6 months, although such specifics are not included in the article. It is also not included that two dozen arrests were made within those hot spots over 6 months of implementation, or that experienced officers' "intuation" allowed them to recognize hot spot locations shown to them on a map. No information is provided regarding socioeconomic or racial demographics of the hot spot locations. It is worth noting that this article is praising technology developed in part by the FBI, by using the FBI's own reports, which may not be a neutral source. The FBI as an agency has historically had agendas, such as that of COINTELPRO, which criminalize minorities. Predictive policing is clearly of a criminal justice camp which rejects addressing "root causes" of crime, instead opting for implementation of military strategies.
There is a much larger conversation surrounding predictive policing than "Predictive policing" touches on. It solely frames predictive policing as "a revolutionary innovation" and "one of the 50 best inventions of 2011" with an "accuracy ... twice that of ... current practices". The article provides the narrative that predictive policing "build[s] strong relationships between police departments and their communities to solve crime problems", yet the article's citations only provide examples of increased incarceration rates in targeted areas.
Qetuowryipadgjlsfhkzcbmxvn (talk) 23:20, 15 September 2017 (UTC)