# Precrime **Precrime** is the philosophical and cultural name for intervention directed at a harmful act before that act occurs. In this wiki the canonical technical concept is [[wiki/Probabilistic Precrime|Probabilistic Precrime]]: conditional forecasting, state estimation, active collection, and preventive intervention under uncertainty. ## Relationships - **canonical entry:** [[wiki/Probabilistic Precrime|Probabilistic Precrime]]. - **operational domain:** [[wiki/Predictive Policing|Predictive Policing]]. - **collection route:** [[wiki/Counterterrorism Collection - Predictive Policing and Probabilistic Precrime|Predictive Policing and Probabilistic Precrime]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [RAND — Predictive Policing: The Role of Crime Forecasting in Law Enforcement Operations, 2013](https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR200/RR233/RAND_RR233.pdf) **As of:** 2026-09-23