BLM Local TREND. Banning Predictive Policing.

First came local bans on facial recognition software.

Now, Santa Cruz, California is banning predictive policing.

What’s predictive policing?  An algorithm that uses crime data to predict where crime is most likely to occur in the future

Arguments against the use of crime data for predictive policing:

• cements biased police practices
• disproportionately impact minority residents
• “put officers in conflict with communities” – Santa Cruz Police Chief

Santa Cruz Sentinel via Governing | Santa Cruz, Calif., Becomes First to Ban Predictive Policing