Predictive policing and the politics of patterns

Patterns are the epistemological core of predictive policing. With the move towards digital prediction tools, the authority of the pattern is rearticulated and reinforced in police work. Based on empirical research about predictive policing software and practices, this article puts the authority of...

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VerfasserInnen: Kaufmann, Mareile (VerfasserIn) ; Egbert, Simon (VerfasserIn) ; Leese, Matthias 1984- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: The British journal of criminology
Jahr: 2019, Band: 59, Heft: 3, Seiten: 674-692
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Predictive policing
Patterns
Data
Algorithms
Politics
Vorausschauende Polizeiarbeit
Techniken
Datenauswertung
Algorithmen
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Zusammenfassung:Patterns are the epistemological core of predictive policing. With the move towards digital prediction tools, the authority of the pattern is rearticulated and reinforced in police work. Based on empirical research about predictive policing software and practices, this article puts the authority of patterns into perspective. Introducing four ideal-typical styles of pattern identification, we illustrate that patterns are not based on a singular logic, but on varying rationalities that give form to and formalize different understandings about crime. Yet, patterns render such different modes of reasoning about crime, and the way in which they feed back into policing cultures, opaque. Ultimately, this invites a stronger reflection about the political nature of patterns.
ISSN:1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azy060