The ongoing role for ethics in relation to the police application of technological advances
Background
We want to harness data and use advanced technologies to our advantage, rising to the challenge of a fast-moving data-driven digital age. We will make information and insight more accessible internally, and externally, to support evidence-based decisions and promote public confidence. We will strive to enhance our global reputation for excellence and expertise in policing.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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"Ethical Review to Support Responsible AI in Policing - A Preliminary Study of West Midlands Police's Specialist Data Ethics Review Committee "
The deployment of AI and emerging technologies by the police, while promising more effective use of data for the prevention and detection of crime, brings with it considerable threats of disproportionality and interferen...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically addresses the role of ethics in the police application of technological advances and has a team of researchers with expertise in law, computer science, and policing.
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NordForsk Digitalisation of the Public Sector - Critical Understanding of Predictive Policing
The Nordic-Baltic countries and the UK are not only considered leaders in the digitalization of the public sector, but they have also established long-term cooperation in regards to law enforcement. At the same time, law...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project investigates how institutional and social values, digital affordances, and organizational politics are conceived and embedded in data-driven police innovations, as well as experienced and practiced by police officers and developers of digital police infrastructure.
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Promoting justice: Professionalising frontline policing with an evidence-based Structured Interview Protocol
Evidence obtained from victims and witnesses is of critical importance to the criminal justice system. Current interview procedures for eliciting this evidence frequently fall short of best practice, and have not kept pa...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to support current and future generations of frontline officers via the development and introduction of a novel 'Structured Interview Protocol', an investigative interview protocol that will efficiently and effectively promote the conduct of ethical best practice interviews to elicit high quality evidence.