Subject Guides
Weapons of Math Destruction, Common Read 2022
This guide is intended to help faculty and students engage with the 2022 Common Read book, Weapons of Math Destruction.
Special thanks to Vicky Ludas Orlofsky and Courtney Walsh of Stevens Institute of Technology for the foundation for this guide.
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."
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Biased Policing
A.I. Nation Podcast (WHYY)
April 2021
Articles on Predictive Policing
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Predictive Policing ExplainedBrennan Center for Justice
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Predictive Policing: The Role of Crime Forecasting in Law Enforcement OperationsRand Corporation Safety & Justice Program
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Challenging Racist Predictive Policing Algorithms Under the Equal Protection ClauseNew York University Law Review
June, 2019 -
Predictive policing algorithms are racist. They need to be dismantled.MIT Technology Review
July, 2020
