60% are racial or ethnic minorities Over 50% of have symptoms of - PowerPoint PPT Presentation


 The United States locks up more people, per capita, than any other nation. 60% are racial or ethnic minorities Over 50% of have symptoms of serious mental illness 
 More than 68 percent have substance abuse disorders 
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A large body of research fi finds that, for simi milar offfenses, Blacks and Hispanics are mo more likely than Whites to be st stopped and sear and searched, arr hed, arres ested, c ed, convic victed, and ed, and sen sentenc enced t ed to har harsher penal=es. sher penal=es. 2

Data Can Move Us Forward or Fr Freeze Us in Time me • Was one of your parents ever sent to jail or prison? • Who raised you? • Based on the screener’s observa:on, is this person a suspected or admi=ed gang member? • How many of your friends/acquaintances are taking drugs illegally? 3

During the 30 year period from 1980 to 2009, The black arrest rate for drug possession was 3 times the white arrest rate. 4

Data science and A.I. to predict excessive force

Data Science to Automate Body Worn Camera Analysis Es@mate Respect Level using ar@ficial intelligence soDware which combines lists of words; lists of specific phrases; gramma@cal informa@on; features of the speech. GOALS : • Fully automa:c analysis of language features directly from camera audio • Automa:cally look at every recording • Measure respect, anxiety • Early warning system integra:on; Analy:cal tool to find problems by loca:on or officer; Hard technical problems; Very noisy speech (wind noise, traffic noise, accent)

SCOUT & SCALE WHAT WORKS: REAL TIME USE OF DATA Camden, NJ Dual-System High Utilizers 205 individuals were identified to be dual-system high utilizers (10+ ED visits & 6+ police encounters over five years). 7

SCOUT & SCALE WHAT WORKS: REAL TIME USE OF DATA Iden@fy Unseen Opportuni@es to Intervene h 8