Why the police should use machine learning – but very carefully

Machine learning has tremendous possibilities for the police. However, badly used, it could be as controversial as Stop and Search. Paul McFarlane, Senior Teaching Fellow in Security and Crime Science at UCL, argues that the police must avoid ‘black box’ systems to be accountable for the decisions that algorithms suggest.

The debate over the police using machine learning is intensifying – it is considered in some quarters as controversial as stop and search.

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