[rgbrenner]

Not only is omarforgotpwd right, but the article is completely wrong with regard to predictive policing. It was invented by the LAPD w/ the help UCLA researchers in 2008. It is not the result of military research, and was not used by the military until recently. LAPD has repeatedly been credited with it since 2008.. and I was not able to find a single link that backed up the article's claim that it came from the military.

And the program is far from futuristic. Basically, if a certain type of crime has happened in an area recently, the LAPD patrols the area more often. Big deal.

Here's a summary from the FBI:

http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforceme...

And here's a longer article about it (including the history) from RAND:

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/243830.pdf