Minority Report becomes true: Predicting future crime

Rascal · November 28, 2006, 8:59am

Scary shit, if you are actually innocent but get on the list somehow:

The Times November 27, 2006

Police target dangerous suspects before they can offend

Lucy Bannerman
Domestic violence offenders singled out
Psychologists build up ‘high-risk’ profiles

Criminal profilers are drawing up a list of the 100 most dangerous murderers and rapists of the future even before they commit such crimes, The Times has learnt.

The highly controversial database will be used by police and other agencies to target suspects before they can carry out a serious offence. Pilot projects to identify the highest-risk future offenders have been operating in five London boroughs for the past two months.

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Ms Richards said that once an individual had been identified, police would decide whether to make moves towards an arrest, or to alert the relevant social services who could steer those targeted into “management programmes.”

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Stian · November 28, 2006, 1:54pm

That is where I would be I’m losing it soon, 3 hours in taiwan trafick every day.