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When criminals are plotting, so are vigilant police departments. Officers are increasingly turning to software and \xadpredictive analytics to anticipate when and where misdeeds are likely to occur. But big data is just one component in a growing arsenal of high-tech policing tools. As agencies around the country push for faster, savvier law enforcement, they\u2019re looking more and more like the precrime unit in Minority Report.