Accepted but not trusted: The continuum of legitimation of AI in policing

23rd April 2026Dr Javad Pool, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Queensland

As global policing enters a new data-driven era, questions continue over how the new technology is perceived by the public; a new study by Dr Javad Pool, Professor Marta Indulska, Associate Professor Ida Asadi, and Professor Shazia Sadiq of The University of Queensland, and Queensland Police Service Data Services Manager Nick Moss, suggests that while most of the community accept the use of data-driven and AI-assisted tools in policing, far fewer trust the technology.

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Accepted but not trusted: The continuum of legitimation of AI in policing

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