Objectivity and accountability in migration control using risk assessment tools

In recent years immigration control has seen an increase in the implementation of risk assessment technology. According to proponents, such technologies would lead to more objective decision-making compared with the discretionary decisions made by street-level bureaucrats. However, because empirical...

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Authors: Dekkers, Tim (Author) ; Woude, Maartje Amalia Hermina van der 1980- (Author) ; Koulish, Robert E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-254
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