Police using ‘predictive analytics’ to prevent crimes before they happen

Police using ‘predictive analytics’ to prevent crimes before they happen | The Raw Story: "Crime fighters have long used brains and brawn, but now a new kind of technology known as “predictive policing” promises to make them more efficient. A growing number of law enforcement agencies, in the US and elsewhere, have been adopting software tools with predictive analytics, based on algorithms that aim to predict crimes before they happen."