Submission + - Software To Predict Potential Murderers
phookz writes: The Philadelphia probation department is set to receive software next year that will predict future lethality by using probation case collected from 2002 to 2004. The idea is to use this data to identify the high risk cases to focus on.
From the article:
From the article:
"If we have 100 probationers I can accurately find the one murderer who statistically will be in that group if I devote resources to all 100 as if they are murderers. The problem is that for that one murderer who is a 'true positive,' I have 99 false positives. We all would agree that's not a good use of resources.
"Now suppose I can identify the 10 at highest risk. For that one true positive I now have nine false positives," Berk said, "and that may be something we choose to live with."
Straight out of Minority Report without the use of psychics, Big Brother is watching, and soon will know what you're up to even before you do.
"Now suppose I can identify the 10 at highest risk. For that one true positive I now have nine false positives," Berk said, "and that may be something we choose to live with."