The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studies
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Resumo: | There is a growing tendency toward the introduction of Big Data in police departments to improve the prevention and investigation of crime. However, there is little systematic knowledge about the perspectives of professionals in police forces regarding this technology. This article fills this gap by presenting a scoping review that systematizes empirical studies of the views of professionals in police forces about Big Data in the field of policing and criminal investigation. Fourteen articles were analyzed following a descriptive–analytical method. Optimistic and oppositional views about Big Data among professionals in police forces were then described. Optimistic views focused on the potential of Big Data to improve the objectivity and efficiency of policing and better manage police resources by providing new capabilities and strategies by which to perform crime predictions, risk assessments, criminal investigations, crime analysis, risk management, cooperation and data exchange. Oppositional views related to the police's awareness of Big Data's biases, the lack of a regulatory landscape, misuse of data, privacy threats, data security, misplaced trust in technology, the absence of major changes in work practices, and practical barriers. Analysis of the co-presence of optimistic and oppositional views adds a comprehensive and interpretative argument that might contribute to critical reflections on the technological feasibility, societal usability, and desirability of Big Data technologies in police departments. |
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The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studiesBig DataExpectationsPolice forcesOptimismOppositionCiências Sociais::SociologiaThere is a growing tendency toward the introduction of Big Data in police departments to improve the prevention and investigation of crime. However, there is little systematic knowledge about the perspectives of professionals in police forces regarding this technology. This article fills this gap by presenting a scoping review that systematizes empirical studies of the views of professionals in police forces about Big Data in the field of policing and criminal investigation. Fourteen articles were analyzed following a descriptive–analytical method. Optimistic and oppositional views about Big Data among professionals in police forces were then described. Optimistic views focused on the potential of Big Data to improve the objectivity and efficiency of policing and better manage police resources by providing new capabilities and strategies by which to perform crime predictions, risk assessments, criminal investigations, crime analysis, risk management, cooperation and data exchange. Oppositional views related to the police's awareness of Big Data's biases, the lack of a regulatory landscape, misuse of data, privacy threats, data security, misplaced trust in technology, the absence of major changes in work practices, and practical barriers. Analysis of the co-presence of optimistic and oppositional views adds a comprehensive and interpretative argument that might contribute to critical reflections on the technological feasibility, societal usability, and desirability of Big Data technologies in police departments.This work was supported by national funds through the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) I.P., under a PhD Research Studentship with the reference 2020.04764.BD (attributed to Laura Neiva), and under the project UIDB/00736/2020 (base funding) and UIDP/00736/2020 (programmatic funding).SAGE PublicationsUniversidade do MinhoNeiva, LauraMachado, HelenaSilva, Susana2023-04-062023-04-06T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/84250engNeiva, L., Machado, H., & Silva, S. (2023). The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: A scoping review of empirical studies. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 25(2), 208–220. https://doi.org/10.1177/146135572311662251461-35571478-160310.1177/14613557231166225https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14613557231166225info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:18:13Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/84250Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:10:59.027910Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studies |
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The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studies |
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The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studies Neiva, Laura Big Data Expectations Police forces Optimism Opposition Ciências Sociais::Sociologia |
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The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studies |
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The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studies |
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The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studies |
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The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studies |
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The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: a scoping review of empirical studies |
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Neiva, Laura |
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Neiva, Laura Machado, Helena Silva, Susana |
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Machado, Helena Silva, Susana |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Neiva, Laura Machado, Helena Silva, Susana |
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Big Data Expectations Police forces Optimism Opposition Ciências Sociais::Sociologia |
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Big Data Expectations Police forces Optimism Opposition Ciências Sociais::Sociologia |
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There is a growing tendency toward the introduction of Big Data in police departments to improve the prevention and investigation of crime. However, there is little systematic knowledge about the perspectives of professionals in police forces regarding this technology. This article fills this gap by presenting a scoping review that systematizes empirical studies of the views of professionals in police forces about Big Data in the field of policing and criminal investigation. Fourteen articles were analyzed following a descriptive–analytical method. Optimistic and oppositional views about Big Data among professionals in police forces were then described. Optimistic views focused on the potential of Big Data to improve the objectivity and efficiency of policing and better manage police resources by providing new capabilities and strategies by which to perform crime predictions, risk assessments, criminal investigations, crime analysis, risk management, cooperation and data exchange. Oppositional views related to the police's awareness of Big Data's biases, the lack of a regulatory landscape, misuse of data, privacy threats, data security, misplaced trust in technology, the absence of major changes in work practices, and practical barriers. Analysis of the co-presence of optimistic and oppositional views adds a comprehensive and interpretative argument that might contribute to critical reflections on the technological feasibility, societal usability, and desirability of Big Data technologies in police departments. |
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Neiva, L., Machado, H., & Silva, S. (2023). The views about Big Data among professionals of police forces: A scoping review of empirical studies. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 25(2), 208–220. https://doi.org/10.1177/14613557231166225 1461-3557 1478-1603 10.1177/14613557231166225 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14613557231166225 |
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