The relevance of the data collection process in the VioGén system from a feminist perspective
The VioGén system is a predictive policing and algorithm tool, which has been implemented in Spain since 2007. Its main objective is to assess the risk of a woman of being victim of intimate partner violence and proposing measures for her protection accordingly. This work will focus on one of the mo...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2024
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Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 6, Pages: 1555-1573 |
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Summary: | The VioGén system is a predictive policing and algorithm tool, which has been implemented in Spain since 2007. Its main objective is to assess the risk of a woman of being victim of intimate partner violence and proposing measures for her protection accordingly. This work will focus on one of the most essential parts of the tool’s functioning: the data collection process. I intend to illustrate how this process of data collection can be influenced by the bias and stereotypes that have been constructed within criminal law concerning gender violence victims and the way this affects, in the end, the system’s functioning. El sistema VioGén es una herramienta algorítmica y policial predictiva que lleva implantada en España desde 2007. Su principal objetivo es evaluar el riesgo de que una mujer sea víctima de violencia de pareja y proponer medidas para su protección como consecuencia de ello. Este artículo se centrará en una de las partes más esenciales del funcionamiento de la herramienta: el proceso de recopilación de datos. Pretendo ilustrar cómo este proceso de recolección de datos puede verse influido por los sesgos y estereotipos que se han construido dentro del derecho penal sobre las víctimas de violencia de género, y la forma en que esto afecta, en última instancia, al funcionamiento del sistema. |
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ISSN: | 2079-5971 |
DOI: | 10.35295/osls.iisl.1922 |