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· Chicago, IL

OIG advisory on CPD predictive risk models cites unreliability and decommissioning

On January 23, 2020, the Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) predictive risk models, the Strategic Subject List and Crime and Victimization Risk Model. CPD received $3.8 million in federal grants and spent ten years developing the models, which scored individuals on likelihood of being a party to violence. The department decommissioned the program in November 2019 after grant funding ended. OIG raised concerns about unreliable risk scores, improperly trained personnel, and lack of access controls. Inspector General Joe Ferguson said, “We reiterate our hope that the Department will apply these lessons going forward.”

Also in Chicago, IL

10 entries over 6 yr 4 mo, oldest first. The gap is the time since the previous one.

  1. Chicago police decommission the Strategic Subject List after $3.8 million and ten years
  2. +3 monthsOIG advisory on CPD predictive risk models cites unreliability and decommissioning this entry
  3. +4 monthsACLU sues Clearview AI; Chicago PD says it no longer uses the facial recognition tool
  4. +1 yr 3 moChicago OIG finds ShotSpotter rarely leads to evidence of gun crimes
  5. +10 monthsCook County holds hearing on ICE data broker use
  6. +2 yr 3 moChicago switches off ShotSpotter after spending more than $53 million since 2018
  7. +1 dayChicago Lets ShotSpotter Contract Expire After $49 Million in Spending
  8. +6 monthsFederal judge approves Clearview AI settlement paying class in company equity, valued at $51.75 million
  9. +5 monthsChicago pays $90,000 to settle class action over ShotSpotter-prompted stops
  10. +7 monthsChicago pays $500,000 to man charged with murder on the strength of a ShotSpotter alert

Sources

  1. OIG Releases Advisory on the Chicago Police Department’s Predictive Risk Models — Chicago Office of Inspector General, Jan 23, 2020 (igchicago.org)

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