Artificial Intelligence in Crime Control and Criminal Justice (Part #2)

Modern policing increasingly relies on the extensive use of personal data collected in large-scale databases which are rendered interoperable and automatically searchable through modern AI technologies. With this strategy, security authorities seek to become more effective and efficient, to the point that potential offenders may be automatically detected before a crime occurs. However, AI-powered predictive policing entails a range of concerns as it not only serves to radically expand the state’s powers of surveillance and coercion but can result in bias and opacity, thereby subverting well-established legal standards. In Part #2 of this special series, Christian Thönnes (MPI Freiburg) hosts a round table discussion with Nandor Knust (Tromso) and Tatiana Tropina (Leiden). For additional information: https://csl.mpg.de/forschungsgruppen/crime-control-and-criminal-justice (Audio Production: www.citysoundstudio.de)