Summary
Santa Cruz is making waves by banning predictive policing tech, becoming the first city in the US to do so. This means cops can't use algorithms to forecast crime hotspots, a move designed to tackle worries about bias in policing.
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Impact analysis
No major financial impacts are immediately apparent, but it could shift how police resources are allocated.
Communities, especially minority groups, who might have been unfairly targeted by biased algorithms.
No groups negatively affected
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Santa Cruz becomes the first U.S. city to ban predictive policing
Santa Cruz becomes the first U.S. city to ban predictive policing Los Angeles Times
California City Bans Predictive Policing
California City Bans Predictive Policing Courthouse News
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