Democrats Question Justice Department on Use of Predictive Policing Algorithms jason doly/istockphoto email Eight Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the deployment of algorithms that automate policing decisions, via a letter penned to the Justice Department Thursday, “We ask DOJ to help ensure that any predictive policing algorithms in use are fully documented, subjected to ongoing, independent audits by experts, and made to provide a system of due process for those impacted,” the lawmakers wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland. “If DOJ cannot ensure this, DOJ should halt any funding it is providing to develop and deploy these unproven tools.”