LAPD changing controversial program that uses data to predict where crimes will occur
by Mark Puente and Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times
Oct 15, 2019
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Police Department leaders announced changes Tuesday to a controversial program that predicts where property crimes could occur throughout the city.
The changes come seven months after an inspector general couldn't determine whether the department's predictive-policing program, called PredPol, helped reduce crime. Critics contend the program leads to heavier policing of minority neighborhoods.
Chief Michel Moore told a meeting of the L.A. Police Commission that the LAPD needs location-based strategies to target crime and keep residents safe.
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