Real-time crime centers are transforming policing – a criminologist explains how these advanced surveillance systems work
By: Kimberly Przeszlowski, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Quinnipiac University In 2021, a driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ran a red light, striking and killing a 7-year-old and injuring his father. The suspect fled the scene and eventually escaped to Mexico. Using camera footage and cellphone data, the Albuquerque Police Department’s real-time crime center played a crucial […]
Predictive policing AI is on the rise − making it accountable to the public could curb its harmful effects
By: Maria Lungu, Postdoctoral Researcher of Law and Public Administration, University of Virginia The 2002 sci-fi thriller “Minority Report” depicted a dystopian future where a specialized police unit was tasked with arresting people for crimes they had not yet committed. Directed by Steven Spielberg and based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, the […]