Predict and Surveil
Douban
Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing
Sarah Brayne
overview
Includes never-published, first-hand accounts of how a massive law enforcement agency leverages big data technologies to expand surveillance in the name of objective, predictive policing
Provides a new understanding of the scope of police surveillance in today's digital world
Argues that the use of big data and algorithms by police widens the scope of the criminal justice system, results in massively increased surveillance, and reinforces stereotypes and discrimination
Reveals the collaboration between public law enforcement, private data brokers, and technology companies
contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Policing by the Numbers
Chapter 3. Dragnet Surveillance
Chapter 4. Directed Surveillance
Chapter 5. Police Pushback
Chapter 6. Divided by Data
Chapter 7. Litigating Data
Chapter 8. Conclusion: Big Data as Social
Appendix
Notes
References
Index