Predict and Surveil : Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing /

The scope of criminal justice surveillance has expanded rapidly in recent decades. At the same time, the use of big data has spread across a range of fields, including finance, politics, healthcare, and marketing. While law enforcement's use of big data is hotly contested, very little is known...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brayne, Sarah
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:	1
Subjects:	Los Angeles (Calif.). > Police Department. Los Angeles (Calif.). > Police Department Police > Data processing. Crime analysis > Data processing. Crime forecasting > Statistical methods. Criminal behavior, Prediction of > Statistical methods. Big data > Social aspects. Criminalité > Analyse > Informatique. Criminalité > Prévision > Méthodes statistiques. Données volumineuses > Aspect social. Big data > Social aspects Crime analysis > Data processing Criminal behavior, Prediction of > Statistical methods Police > Data processing Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Policing by the Numbers: The History of Police Data and the Growing Role of the Private Sector
Dragnet Surveillance: Policing our Digital Traces
Directed Surveillance: Predictive Policing and the Quantification of Criminal Risk
Police Pushback: When the Observer Becomes the Observed
(De)Coding Inequality: The Promises and Perils of Police Use of Big Data
Algorithmic Suspicion and Big Data Searches: How Laws are Anachronistic and Inadequate for Governing Police Work in the Digital Age
Conclusion: Big Data as Social.