It sounds sci-fi, but one Florida county actually tried Minority Report–style policing. The experiment never should have gotten off the ground.
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Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco speaks to the media in Wesley Chapel, Fla., January 13, 2014.
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Waiting for someone to commit a crime before inflicting punishment can make a law enforcement agency look soft, so Sheriff Chris Nocco decided to get a head start in Pasco County, Fla.
Using a crude computer algorithm, he identified the top 100 projected troublemakers in his community and started the penalty phase early. Instead of crime and punishment, he reversed the order and gave the people punishment and crime.
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Robert Johnson is a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va.
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Daryl James is a writer at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va.
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Waiting for someone to commit a crime before inflicting punishment can make a law enforcement agency look soft, so Sheriff Chris Nocco decided to get a head start in Pasco County, Fla.
Using a crude computer algorithm, he identified the top 100 projected troublemakers in his community and started the penalty phase early. Instead of crime and punishment, he reversed the order and gave the people punishment and crime.
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About the Author
Robert Johnson is a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va.
About the Author
Daryl James is a writer at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va.
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