{"id":20568,"date":"2023-08-11T16:53:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=735093"},"modified":"2023-08-11T16:53:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:53:33","slug":"detroit-police-chief-implements-new-policies-on-facial-recognition-technology-following-arrest-of-pregnant-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/detroit-police-chief-implements-new-policies-on-facial-recognition-technology-following-arrest-of-pregnant-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Police Chief Implements New Policies on Facial-Recognition Technology Following Arrest of Pregnant Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2023\/08\/11\/735093.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2023\/08\/11\/735093.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>DETROIT (AP) \u2013 The Detroit police chief said he`s setting new policies on the use of facial-recognition technology after a woman who was eight months pregnant said she was wrongly charged with robbery and carjacking in a case that was ultimately dismissed by prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>The technology, which was used on images taken from gas station video, produced leads in the case but was followed by \u201cvery poor\u201d police work, Chief James White said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"law-enforcement,tech\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe want to ensure that nothing like this happens again,\u201d White said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>His comments came two days after the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced a lawsuit on behalf of Porcha Woodruff, a 32-year-old Black woman, who was arrested in February while trying to get children ready for school. There have been two similar lawsuits against Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>Woodruff was identified as a suspect in a January robbery and carjacking through facial-recognition technology. She denied any role. The Wayne County prosecutor`s office said charges later were dropped because the victim did not appear in court.<\/p>\n<p>White said his officers will not be allowed \u201cto use facial-recognition-derived images in a photographic lineup. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said two captains must review arrest warrants when facial technology is used in a case, among other changes. The new policies will be presented to the Detroit Police Board of Commissioners.<\/p>\n<p>White said there must be other evidence, outside the technology, for police to believe a suspect had the \u201cmeans, ability and opportunity to commit the crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext-2\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"162\" data-revive-topics=\"law-enforcement,tech\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>Critics say the technology results in a higher rate of misidentification of people of color. Woodruff\u2019s lawsuit says facial recognition identified her, although the victim had never described the carjacker as visibly pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>She spent hours in jail following her arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s particularly difficult when you\u2019re talking about someone who was eight months pregnant, so we empathize with that,\u201d White said. \u201cWe recognize we have to do better and there will be accountability on this mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"copyright-notice lite\">Copyright 2023 Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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