NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A study by Christopher Newport University professors found that automatic license plate reader cameras, colloquially known as Flock cameras, are more highly concentrated in Black communities and high-poverty areas across Hampton Roads.
“GIS technology is what we used to create the maps. Then our colleague, the statistician, ran various regression analyses to look and say, what variables are most predictive of where these cameras are?” said Steven Keener, a CNU Professor and Director of the Center for Crime, Equity, and Justice Research and Policy.
Race and class are the predictive variables that Christopher Newport University professors said play a role in Flock camera locations in the region…