Harvard Data-Smart City Solutions Features PredPol

Dr. George Mohler, the developer of the PredPol algorithm was featured in a story about using data in policing. The article ran in Data-Smart City Solutions – a Harvard Kennedy School initiative.

“PredPol and other data analytics aren’t a substitute for good police work, they’re another tool police can use to elevate all their methodologies, including their own best on-the-ground instincts,” says Dr. George Mohler, the Santa Clara University professor who developed the PredPol algorithm.   “The feedback we’re getting is that everyone, from police chiefs down to beat cops, is able to put data analytics into play quickly and effectively.”

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