CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Murphy, Therese Joan |
|---|---|
| Title | Predictive Policing and the Carceral State: A Comparative Case Analysis of Palantir in New Orleans and the Strategic Subject List in Chicago |
| Summary | Police departments across the United States use predictive policing—algorithm-based analytical tools aimed at forecasting crime—to maximize scarce resources and prevent crime. However, these programs raise significant legal and ethical concerns, including lack of privacy, transparency, accountability, and oversight. Using the case studies of Palantir in New Orleans and the Strategic Subjects List in Chicago, this thesis identifies the emergence of a new byproduct of predictive policing: the surveillance city. It examines the morality and legality of this new development, analyzing two notable issues—racial bias and the democratic deficit. It subsequently provides recommendations on how to mitigate the effects of the surveillance city through sustained public engagement through a coalition-based civil rights movement for the digital age. It also seeks to explain some of the developments in predictive policing and the impediments to further reform using a carceral state framework, which has not previously been done in the academic literature. |
| Supervisor | Ashraf, Cameran |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/murphy_therese.pdf |
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