15. July 2020

The full force of the state

A broader look at predictive policing beyond the tech.

by Fieke JansenPhD, Data Justice Lab

Fieke Jansen is a PhD candidate at the Data Justice Lab at Cardiff University, where she looks at the use of data-driven policing technologies in Europe. She is interested in re-politicising data and technology, by understanding its historical, social, cultural and political context in Europe. Prior to starting her PhD, Fieke worked at the intersection of human rights, digital security, privacy and technology for several international NGOs.

22. June 2020

Data in policing: a responsibility to use responsibly

Why clean data & ethical frameworks are vital for…

by Richard HelsonHead of UK, Chorus Intelligence

Richard is Head of the UK for Chorus Intelligence. He began his career with the Metropolitan Police Service as a Fingerprint Expert before quickly proceeding to be a Crime Scene Manager on one of London's busiest boroughs. After 10 years he decided to spread his wings into managing the Fingerprint Department in the Cayman Islands before coming back to the UK to head up the Fingerprint services of Northamptonshire Police and then the laboratory services of the East Midlands.

10. June 2020

Why policing is not predictable

Correlation ≠ causation

by Nina GallaSenior Advisor AI, Linksfraktion, German Bundestag

Nina Galla is senior advisor for the study commission "Artificial Intelligence Social Responsibility and Economic, Social and Ecological Potential" for the parliamentary group THE LEFT PARTY at the German Bundestag. She works with the development of digitisation in public relations, education and politics since 2004. Before her employment at THE LEFT PARTY she developed education programmes for adults and teachers.

14. April 2020

Predictive Policing: A force for public good

How one police department hopes to lead by example.

by Chris ToddDetective Chief Superintendent, Head of Professional Standards, West Midlands Police

Chris has served in law enforcement for 30 years; originally in the Royal Hong Kong Police; now with West Midlands Police; and with a number of national agencies in the UK focusing on serious organised crime, in between. In addition to leading his force’s professional standards department and the portfolio for ethics, he is also the National Police Chiefs Council’s lead for Data Analytics. Chris holds a B.Eng in Civil Engineering from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in Cybercrime Investigation from the University of Central Lancashire.

26. February 2020

Fresh, fair, and smart: data reliability in predictive policing

The concerns of "dirty data" in data-driven policing.

by Jamie GraceSenior Lecturer in Law, Sheffield Hallam University

Jamie is a Senior Lecturer in Law in the Department of Law and Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University, holding this post since January 2014. He is an active researcher in the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, and a Fellow of the Sheffield Institute of Policy Studies, both part of Sheffield Hallam University. He has been appointed to the independent Data Analytics Ethics Committee established by the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner. He will hold a Visiting Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London) in the summer of 2020.