Bernalillo County DA planning cutting edge, data-driven ‘crime strategies unit’

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It could be a cutting edge way to target criminals in Albuquerque.
The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office is trying to start a “crime strategies unit” (CSU) that would use data and computer algorithms to research, connect and help prosecutors make decisions about criminal cases.
Inspired by a similar program in San Francisco, District Attorney Raul Torrez believes a crime strategies unit could have a powerful effect in reducing Albuque