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From Witness Descriptions to Digital Mugshots: 
AI’s Growing Role in Policing

Loaded on July 1, 2025 by James Mills published in Criminal Legal News July, 2025, page 29
Filed under: Sufficiency of Evidence, Advanced Imaging Technology, Profiling Evidence. Location: United States of America.

Police departments across the United States are increasingly using artificial intelligence (“AI”) to generate composite sketches of suspects based on witness descriptions, accelerating an investigative process that once relied solely on human artists.

The adoption of AI in law enforcement spans multiple domains. In Chicago, algorithms help identify …

 

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