British Police Consider Using Data to Predict Future Criminal Activity

British Police Consider Using Data to Predict Future Criminal Activity
Facial recognition technology is operated in Sydney, Australia, in this file photo. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
Owen Evans
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The Met Police want to use data to predict which men will commit violent crimes against women or girls, according to its most senior officer.

Speaking to the Exceptional Policing conference on Oct. 12, Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley talked about wanting to use behavioural data to make predictions about future crimes which would stop would-be offenders before they attack.

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