UK Ministry of Justice secretly develops murder prediction system
The UK Ministry of Justice is developing the Homicide Prediction Project, a system that uses police and government data to profile hundreds of thousands of people, including suspects, victims, and vulnerable individuals, to predict who will commit murder. The project, a collaboration with the Home Office, Greater Manchester Police, and the Metropolitan Police, uses sensitive personal data such as mental health and addiction records. Concerns have been raised that the system will reinforce structural discrimination against racialised and low-income communities.
- Date it happened
- 2023-01-01
- Organisation involved
- Ministry of Justice
- Product, system or model
- Homicide Prediction Project
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