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Do Algorithms Have a Place in Policing?
How a Pakistani-born retired pilot took on a controversial, data-driven policing program in Los Angeles—and won
Inside the bright-white walls of his office, in one of Los Angeles’s poorest neighborhoods, Hamid Khan is a calming presence.
- Eva Ruth Moravec
- The Atlantic
Khan, 62 years old, is the founding organizer of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, a police watchdog group headquartered in Skid Row.
A tall, broad-chested man, with a pronounced forehead and grayish-black hair kept neatly trimmed, he is patient with the…