Used wisely, big data can improve efficiency and increase trust in policing

13th July 2020Professor Tom Kirchmaier, Director Policing and Crime, LSE

Big data can provide powerful insights into policing and improve performance, but getting it wrong leads to unreliable conclusions and poor policies. In the first of two articles, Professor Tom Kirchmaier, Director of Policing and Crime at the London School of Economics, outlines his team's work with British policing and some of the important principles of using big data.

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Used wisely, big data can improve efficiency and increase trust in policing

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