Policing, crime and 'big data'; towards a critique of the moral economy of stochastic governance.

The paper defines 'stochastic governance' as the governance of populations and territory by reference to the statistical representations of metadata. Stochastic governance aims at achieving social order through algorithmic calculation made actionable through policing and regulatory means. Stochastic...

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Published in:	Crime, Law & Social Change Vol. 68; no. 1/2; pp. 1 - 16
Main Authors:	Sanders, Carrie, Sheptycki, James
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2017
Subjects:	Law enforcement Law enforcement > Social aspects Crime prevention Law enforcement > Government policy Law enforcement ethics Big data
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost