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Due Process Implications of Predictive Policing Algorithms

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A 2018 study of the Chicago Police Department's Strategic Subject List found that only about 6% of those on the list were later arrested for a shooting—yet the algorithm's opaque reasoning still influenced police attention, raising due process concerns.

Why this is interesting

What if a computer predicted a crime you haven't committed—and you never get to see the reasons? That is the unsettling reality many face when predictive policing algorithms shape police actions.