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By Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Featured Expert

from Criminal Justice and Policing Reform

Predictive prosecution—data-driven policies that shape prosecution strategies—exists in an experimental phase. This Essay seeks to raise preliminary questions about an obviously nascent experiment. But, the questions are real, and will need to be answered soon. The hope of this brief Essay is to set forth the basics of predictive prosecution while the second part will explore possible impacts, raise questions, and plan for the future of predictive prosecution.