RT Book
T1 Predictive policing and the construction of the 'criminal': an ethnographic study of Delhi police
T2 Palgrave's critical policing studies
A1 Narayan, Shivangi
LA English
PP Cham, Switzerland
PB Palgrave Macmillan
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1903337151
AB This book provides a cultural investigation of the police in India and how it uses data and algorithmic tools for crime mapping.The book draws on an ethnographic study of Delhi Police's hotspot mapping endeavour. It provides a sociological investigation of the police in India and how they use data and algorithmic tools for crime mapping. It discusses how 'criminals' are constructed in these systems, typically, the marginalised residents of slums and immigrant colonies. It explores how the algorithm reifies existing assumptions and prejudices about 'criminals' as artificial intelligence systems are deeply intertwined with the culture and beliefs of those who make and use them. It pays special attention to the discriminatory practices of relevant police officers and how this 'predictive' policing perpetuates harm to the most marginalised. This book contributes to discussions around big data and surveillance studies broadly
SN 9783031401046
K1 Crime & criminology
K1 Social Science / Criminology
K1 Verbrechen und Kriminologie (Kriminalistik)
K1 Asien