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Predictive Policing and the Platformization of Police Work

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ID12729905
AuthorsSophia Egbert (0000-0002-3729-0393, Universität Hamburg, corresponding author), Simon Egbert
Year2019
Volume17
Issue1/2
Pages83-88
Publication date2019-03-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSurveillance & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1477-7487 • E-ISSN: 1477-7487
PublisherSurveillance Studies Network (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.24908/ss.v17i1/2.12920
OpenAlexW2927380791
LanguageEN
Citations received36
References cited3

Although the revolutionary potential of predictive policing has often been exaggerated, this novel policing strategy nonetheless implies something substantially new: the underlying methods of (crime) data analysis. Moreover, these police prediction tools matter not only because of their capacity to generate near-term crime predictions but also because they have the potential to generally enhance police-related data crunching, ultimately giving rise to the comprehensive datafication of police work, creating an ongoing drive for extensive data collection and, hence, surveillance. This paper argues that because of its enablement of crime data analysis in general, predictive policing software will be an important incubator for datafied police work, especially when executed via data mining platforms, because it has made police authorities aware that the massive amounts of crime data they possess are quite valuable and can now be easily analyzed. These data are perceived to be even more useful when combined with external data sets and when processed on the largest possible scale. Ultimately, significant transformative effects are to be expected for policing, especially in relation to data collection practices and surveillance imperatives

Big data · Computer security · Crime analysis · Criminology · Data collection · Data mining · Data science · Relation (database · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Transformative learning · Work (physics · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Engineering

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Unique citing works36
Citations per year5,14
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 34
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