

Predictive Policing: Renewed Promise Through New Approaches
James R. (Chip) Coldren Jr. and Zoë Thorkildsen
December 2, 2015
Policy makers and the legal system must often make tough decisions that affect the future. In the case of violent criminals, the decision to release or retain in incarceration could determine life or death for future potential victims. As such, decision makers need the right tools to ensure more statistically accurate predictions of future outcomes.