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Domestic Abuse & Police Algorithms


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    Domestic Abuse & Police Algorithms - interview with Dr Matt Bland


    Interview with Dr Matt Bland,  who has been researching police data on domestic abuse. We speak about why DA is such an addictive topic, and whether and how we should be using police algorithms.

    Do algorithms work better than human decision-making?

    Do we see escalation in domestic violence over time within a relationship?


    Matt's PhD thesis on this topic is available as a book (see below). Clicking on the book image takes you directly to Amazon, where you can buy that book from. If you do, Police Science Dr gets a small commission from Amazon, even though you pay the same price and the publisher gets the same.

    Targeting Domestic  Abuse with Police Data

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