National governments now recognize online hate speech as a pernicious social problem. In
the wake of political votes and terror attacks, hate incidents online and offline are known to …

The users, sensors and networks of the Internet of Things generate huge amounts of data.
Given the sophisticated (artificially intelligent) algorithms, computing power and software …

The fifth edition of the popular and highly acclaimed The Politics of the Police has been
completely revised, expanded, and updated to take in recent changes in the law, policy, and …

This book explores how predictive policing transforms police work. Police departments
around the world have started to use data-driven applications to produce crime forecasts …

Patterns are the epistemological core of predictive policing. With the move towards digital
prediction tools, the authority of the pattern is rearticulated and reinforced in police work …

Being among the largest creators and gatherers of data in many countries, public
administrations are looking for ways to harness big data technology. However, the de facto …

This article introduces the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to a criminological audience.
After a general review of the phenomenon (including brief explanations of important cognate …

Digital data is an increasing and continual presence across the sites, activities and
relationships of everyday life. In this article we explore what data presence means for the …

This paper considers emerging challenges and opportunities confronting criminology in the
age of Big Data. The mass proliferation of digital media/recording devices into social life is …

In Britain, perhaps more than most countries, the police service forms part of the historical
landscape, and the police officer is elevated to the status of national symbol and is a …