The Rise of Big Data Policing : Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement / Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racial profiling in law enforcement--United States.

Racial profiling in law enforcement.

Discrimination in law enforcement--United States.

Discrimination in law enforcement.

Criminal statistics--United States.

Criminal statistics.

Electronic surveillance--United States.

Electronic surveillance.

Data mining in law enforcement--United States.

Data mining in law enforcement.

Big data--United States.

Big data.

Police--United States--Data processing.

Police.

Law enforcement--United States--Data processing.

Law enforcement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Winner, 2018 Law & Legal Studies PROSE AwardThe consequences of big data and algorithm-driven policing and its impact on law enforcementIn a high-tech command center in downtown Los Angeles, a digital map lights up with 911 calls, television monitors track breaking news stories, surveillance cameras sweep the streets, and rows of networked computers link analysts and police officers to a wealth of law enforcement intelligence.This is just a glimpse into a future where software predicts future crimes, algorithms generate virtual “most-wanted” lists, and databanks collect personal and biometric information. The Rise of Big Data Policing introduces the cutting-edge technology that is changing how the police do their jobs and shows why it is more important than ever that citizens understand the far-reaching consequences of big data surveillance as a law enforcement tool.Andrew Guthrie Ferguson reveals how these new technologies —viewed as race-neutral and objective—have been eagerly adopted by police departments hoping to distance themselves from claims of racial bias and unconstitutional practices. After a series of high-profile police shootings and federal investigations into systemic police misconduct, and in an era of law enforcement budget cutbacks, data-driven policing has been billed as a way to “turn the page” on racial bias.But behind the data are real people, and difficult questions remain about racial discrimination and the potential to distort constitutional protections. In this first book on big data policing, Ferguson offers an examination of how new technologies will alter the who, where, when and how we police. These new technologies also offer data-driven methods to improve police accountability and to remedy the underlying socio-economic risk factors that encourage crime.The Rise of Big Data Policing is a must read for anyone concerned with how technology will revolutionize law enforcement and its potential threat to the security, privacy, and constitutional rights of citizens.Read an excerpt and interview with Andrew Guthrie Ferguson in The Economist.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. Big Data’s Watchful Eye

2. Data Is the New Black

3. Whom We Police

4. Where We Police

5. When We Police

6. How We Police

7. Black Data

8. Blue Data

9. Bright Data

10. No Data

Conclusion

Notes

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-246) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

1-4798-5460-3

OCLC:

1132226667