• DOI:10.1177/0003122417725865
Corpus ID: 3609838

Big Data Surveillance: The Case of Policing

@article{Brayne2017BigDS,
  title={Big Data Surveillance: The Case of Policing},
  author={S. Brayne},
  journal={American Sociological Review},
  year={2017},
  volume={82},
  pages={1008 - 977}
}

• S. Brayne
• Published 2017
• Political Science
• American Sociological Review

This article examines the intersection of two structural developments: the growth of surveillance and the rise of “big data.” Drawing on observations and interviews conducted within the Los Angeles Police Department, I offer an empirical account of how the adoption of big data analytics does—and does not—transform police surveillance practices. I argue that the adoption of big data analytics facilitates amplifications of prior surveillance practices and fundamental transformations in… Expand

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