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Predictive Policing: Tackling crime before it happens

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A new way of tackling crime - before it has been committed. The British police is testing the ground-breaking system of 'Predictive Policing'. And in Test 24 we check out "Knack" the first game announced for the recently-revealed PlayStation 4.

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By Anelise Borges
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