An audit of the Los Angeles Police Department is raising questions about new technologies law enforcement is using nationwide with little oversight
Last week, the department's internal auditors, prompted by a community backlash, published online a review of the LAPD's data-driven policing strategies and recommended more transparency, consistency and oversight of the programs. Los Angeles has been a leader in using new technologies such as artificial intelligence, social networks and big data to aid police work.
A 2014 study found that 38% of police departments said they used predictive policing, and 70% planned to within the next two to five years. Los Angeles is believed to be the first department to have audited its use of these cutting edge technologies.Auditors say their value to the departments is offering an independent and objective look."We don't sweep things under rug.
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