Council Approves Two-Year, $55,000 ‘Predictive Policing’ Software Contract

October 21, 2013 Township Council Taxes

Council2 — Township Councilman Phil Kramer (Ward 3), major proponent of predictive policing software.

Although Mayor Brian Levine wondered aloud whether the money could be better spent elsewhere, and at least one councilman was unsure of the contract’s term, the Township Council on Oct. 22 voted to spend $55,000 for software that is touted to allow police departments to “predict” where crime will occur.

The idea’s champion on the council, Councilman Phil Kramer (Ward 3), said Franklin was the first town in the state to purchase the software.

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