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University of Auckland

5/26/2016

Pennsylvania County Leads in Use of Big Data to Stem Child Abuse, Probes Ethics First

Journalism for Social Change

Computer algorithms guide our decisions in big ways and small. They nudge us to buy a particular blender on Amazon and tailor ads to our interests on our Facebook pages, but also seek to reduce repeat domestic violence arrests and assess risk during criminal sentence proceedings.

4/10/2015

New Zealand Crunches Big Data to Prevent Child Abuse

Guest Writer

By Darian Woods Imagine that in a Child, Youth and Family (CYF) call center in Auckland, New Zealand, operators are interpreting rows of numbers on a computer monitor. Among the data points: The age of mothers on a benefit, the date of their first benefit payment, family type and 129 other details.

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