Greater transparency is required around the use of police data to inform decisions in prison

17th October 2020Rick Muir – Director, Police Foundation

A digital categorisation tool is now in use in prisons in an effort to reduce crime on the wings and in wider society; but as a new Police Foundation discussion document highlights, the use of police intelligence data as the basis for prisoner ‘risk ratings’ raises concerns over accuracy, bias and transparency, as the Foundation’s Director, Rick Muir, explains.

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Greater transparency is required around the use of police data to inform decisions in prison

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