How a ‘Sentiment Meter’ Helps Cops Understand Their Precincts
How a ‘Sentiment Meter’ Helps Cops Understand Their Precincts
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
July 16, 201814m 37s
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Show Notes
Three weeks into his new job as commanding officer of Manhattan’s 20th precinct, Captain Timothy J. Malin stared at a map on his computer screen, puzzled. It showed his jurisdiction carved up by streets and parks, with the southern edge encased in an ominous shade of red. For decades, the New York Police Department has used real-time statistics to chart spikes in violence and calibrate police activity across the city.
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