Project Green Light
Project Green Light is a city-wide police surveillance system in Detroit, Michigan. The first public-private-community partnership of its kind,[1] Project Green Light Detroit utilizes real-time police monitoring using high-resolution cameras (1080p) whose images can be linked to the state of Michigan's facial recognition database, SNAP. The Project's aim is to deter and reduce city crime and is used in the pursuit of criminals.
History
Launched January 1, 2016 with support from Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, eight city gas station businesses were recruited with the assurance from the Detroit Police Department that the flashing green lights and cameras to be installed at each location would help identify criminal suspects in any future crimes, as well as helping lower crime altogether.[2] With continued governmental and state support, Project Green Light expanded with the justification that Detroit Police Department data showed a decrease in “criminal activity” at the original eight locations. Since its inception, the number of institutions who pay for Project Green Light infrastructure has expanded to over 700 locations as of January, 2021.
According to news sources in June 2020,[3] Project Green Light has allegedly been used on crowds in Black Lives Matter protests using supplemental facial recognition technology to identify protestors who did not adhere to social distancing protocols, a violation which carries up to a $1,000 fine. Project Green Light images have also been allegedly used to help police identify and locate further #BLM protestors whose immigration status was under question.[4]
Methodology
The public-private partnership is a paid service that Detroit businesses, residential complexes,
Concerns
See Also
References
- ↑ https://detroitmi.gov/departments/police-department/project-green-light-detroit
- ↑ Campbell, Eric T.; Howell, Shea; House, Gloria; & Petty, Tawana (eds.). (2019, August). Special Issue: Detroiters want to be seen, not watched. Riverwise. The Riverwise Collective.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-3_cTPqKI4
- ↑ https://esc.umich.edu/project-green-light/
