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Washington MonthlyD&S lawyer-in-residence Rebecca Wexler unpacks how private companies hide flaws in software that the government uses to convict and exonerate people in the criminal justice system. What’s alarming about protecting trade se... Read on Washington MonthlyJune 2017 -
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The New York TimesD&S resident Rebecca Wexler describes the flaws of an increasingly automated criminal justice system The root of the problem is that automated criminal justice technologies are largely privately owned and sold for profit... Read on The New York TimesJune 2017 -
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Real Life MagazineD&S fellow Zara Rahman writes about how immigrant families use social media and digital technologies. The consequence is that the home of our deeply personal information has gone from treasured letters stored in a box at o... Read on Real Life MagazineJanuary 2017 -
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Real Life MagazineD&S researcher Josh Scannell wrote an extensive analysis of predictive policing algorithms, showing that, while they were not built to be racist, they mirror a racist system. Northpointe’s algorithms will always be racist,... Read on Real Life MagazineAugust 2016 -
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The NationD&S artist in residence Ingrid Burrtington writes about the history of the term "predictive policing", the pressures on police forces that are driving them to embrace data-driven policing, and the many valid causes for conc... Read on The NationMay 2015 -
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Data & SocietyD&S fellow Gideon Lichfield's short story for the Police Technology and Civil Rights Roundtable: "The year is 2019, and body cams have become standard for patrol officers in most police departments in the US. The cams an... Read moreMay 2015 -
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The AtlanticExcerpt: "Police-worn body cameras are coming. Support for them comes from stakeholders who often take opposing views. Law enforcement wants them, many politicians are pushing for them, and communities that already have a stron... Read on The AtlanticMay 2015