Geolitica: a new name, a new focus
(Source: Geolitica blog) March 4, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA We’re pleased to announce that as of today we are changing our name from PredPol to Geolitica...
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In a U.S. first, Santa Cruz set to ban predictive policing technology
by Avi Asher-SchapiroThomson Reuters Foundation June 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Mayor Cummings says locally-based PredPol’s predictive..
Five Common Myths About PredPol
(Source: PredPol blog) March 6, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Myth #1 – PredPol is Profiling PredPol only collects the following data from an..
PredPol celebrates seventh anniversary
(Source: PredPol blog) January 15, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA PredPol is celebrating its seventh year as a company today, January 4th. However, its origins..
What PredPol is and What PredPol is NOT
(Source: PredPol Blog) December 1, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA What is PredPol? The National Institute for Justice explains that “predictive policing tries..
Innovative Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry
By Gail McNulty Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo above: Karen Tafolla and other teaching assistants guide small groups through practice problems in..
Watch: The Science Behind Predicting Crime
(PredPol videos) April 18, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA [Updated April 27, 2015] Dr. Jeffrey Brantingham, Professor of Anthropology, UCLA, and co-founder of..
Bloomberg: The Rise of “Predictive Policing” Tech
(from Bloomberg Video) March 13, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Watch as Predpol CEO, Larry Samuels, discusses how using big data can help predict future crimes...
PredPol featured in Forbes: Server And Protect
By Ellen Huet Forbes Saff (Photo above: PredPol turned an earthquake prediction model and years of policing data into a map of crime that’s about to take..
The Myth of Crime Displacement
By Dr. Jeff Brantingham PredPol This post addresses the myth of crime displacement, which simply describes the expectation that crime moves from one area to..