Bad outcomes, good intentions: approaching the potential misuse of crime data by policy makers

Scientific research ethics are challenged today by the risk of misusing research results that could adversely affect or harm both individuals and their environment. In the ethics literature, such risks have been linked to the possibility of research results falling into the wrong hands, that is, for...

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Main Author: Castro Toledo, Francisco Javier (Author)
Contributors: Gómez-Bellvís, Ana B.
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: The crime data handbook
Year: 2024, Pages: 211-226
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Keywords:
Data
Police
Statistics
Records
Research
Policy
Misuse
Abuse
Misconduct
Europe
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Summary:Scientific research ethics are challenged today by the risk of misusing research results that could adversely affect or harm both individuals and their environment. In the ethics literature, such risks have been linked to the possibility of research results falling into the wrong hands, that is, for criminal or terrorist purposes. However, crime data misuse can also affect policy makers’ decisions and lead to discrimination, stigmatization, harassment and intimidation of citizens. From a two-fold perspective, this chapter examines the potential misuse of crime data caused by policy decisions: (1) outlining the ethical scope of potential misuses in European security research; and (2) proposing recommendations to minimize this risk based on a ‘Mutual Distrust Model’ between researchers and policy makers.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 223-226
Physical Description:Illustrationen
ISBN:9781529232042