This chapter discusses the artistic project Future Wake (2021) by Ahnjili Zhuparris and Tim van Ommeren that examines predictive policing. By shifting the focus from possible future crime offenders to possible future victims of fatal police encounters, using visual and affective means rather than expert …

This chapter explores the legal and moral implications of the use of data science in criminal justice at two levels: police surveillance and the criminal trial of a defendant. At the first level, police surveillance, data science is used to identify places and people at high risk of criminal activity, …

Climate change is now considered more than just an environmental issue, with far-reaching effects for society at large. While the exact implications of climate change for policing practice are still unknown, over the past two decades criminologists have anticipated that climate change will have a number …

Online criminaliteit stelt de politie voor nieuwe vraagstukken. Zo kunnen daders op het internet met Anonieme Communicatie Netwerken (ACN’s) acteren zonder daarbij hun identiteit of locatie prijs te geven. Op die manier kunnen ze bijvoorbeeld illegale goederen verhandelen, kinderporno verspreiden of …

The dark web is creating difficulties for traditional policing. Previous studies have focused on users, but very little is known about law enforcement dealing with the core challenge of Anonymity Communication Networks: absent and anonymous suspects whose locations and identities are effectively hidden …

Prof. dr. Monica den Boer sprak haar oratie uit ter aanvaarding van haar Leerstoel Militaire Politie Operaties (MPO) bij de vakgroep Krijgswetenschappen. Zij ontvouwde in When Peace falls to Pieces: Prospects for Military Policing in Turbulent Times hoe de oorlog in Oekraïne een serie nieuwe dreigingen …

In recent years, the fight against (violent) extremism has focused more on anticipating the threats that they pose. Therefore, early detection of undemocratic ideas by local professionals has become an important part of the preventive approach in counter terrorism radicalisation. Frontline workers who …

When should a surveillance system that is used in preventive policing sacrifice the privacy of citizens to prevent criminality? What should be the impact of individual moral expectations when a social media platform designs an algorithm? To what degree can we use technology-driven deception in dementia …

Against the backdrop of a complex and dynamic security arena, this exploratory Research Paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the concept of military policing. Military policing is usually defined as the performance of police-related tasks by the military. However, from the very start …

This chapter analyses the unauthorized transfer of a Dronebuster for testing in a fictitious European NATO member state (EUMS). As the Dronebuster had been purchased in the US, it remained subject to US export control regulations, and, prior authorization was warranted. As there had been no requests …