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1. The documentary film Minority Report (2002) provides insight on the use of predictive policing, which is utilized to prevent the commission of a crime before it occurs. In the film, a pilot program, informally known as “Pre Crime Unit,” was implemented in the District of Columbia in Washington with the objective of preventing future crimes through preemptively arresting individuals who have been identified as future criminals. This objective was achieved by the use of the three precogs, which are individuals that have been “genetically mutated and have the ability to predict future (Neubauer & Fradella, 2014).” These individuals were placed in a pool filled with a substance identified as the photon milk, which helps the precogs to vividly …show more content…

As previously stated, in the film precogs were used to predict the commission of future crimes. For example, John Anderton, the chief of the Pre-Crime Unit, was identified as the killer of Leo Crow. Leo Crow was alleged to be responsible for his son Sean’s death, but he stated that he was not. Anderton made the decision not to kill him because he knew fate of his future and he could change it. Therefore, he attempted to arrest him, but Crow pulled the trigger killing himself because his family was supposed to get something out of the deal. This is when realize that he Anderton had been set up. This does not change my perception about the use of precogs. It raises awareness that mistakes can occur. In the real word, fabricated precogs that can display consistent, reliable visions on display screens to assist officers in preemptively arresting individuals does not exist. However, we do have individuals that are professional crime analysts that complies statics, which is a reliable source that can be used to help officers arrest individuals. The factors of past crimes, such as the location, time, and nature of the crime, can be utilized in establishing predictive police strategies. This data can help determine what area police officers should patrol to deter future crimes, such as community policing or hot spot

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