The Platformization of Policing: A Cross-National Analysis

Vasilis Galis; Simon Egbert; Helen Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus; Christin  Thea Wathne

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-68326-8_11

The Platformization of Policing: A Cross-National Analysis

Vasilis Galis
, Simon Egbert
, Helen Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus
, Christin Thea Wathne

Bielefeld University
University of Oslo
Oslo Metropolitan University

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Abstract

Data integration and analytics platforms promise the ‘desilosation’ of databases by connecting heterogeneous data from different databases. In this chapter, we introduce platforms as a timely Big Data fuelled tool of policing, by comparatively discussing empirical insights from platform projects in Denmark, Germany, and Norway, all with reference to the market leader Palantir Technologies. We ask: What motivates police organizations to use these platforms and what kind of transformations come along with the implementation of data analysis platforms? We conclude by arguing that despite challenges and conflicts with Palantir in Germany and Norway, data analysis and integration platforms have the potential to reconfigure work practices and employment conditions, ultimately challenging the long-standing professional culture of regulating the police work environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Policing and Intelligence in the Global Big Data Era
Editors	Tereza Østbø Kuldova , Helene Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus, Christin Thea Wathne
Volume	I
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date	18 Oct 2024
Pages	349-392
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-68325-1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-68326-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68326-8_11
Publication status	Published - 18 Oct 2024

Series	Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies
ISSN	2730-5368

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Galis, Vasilis ; Egbert, Simon ; Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus , Helen et al. / The Platformization of Policing : A Cross-National Analysis. Policing and Intelligence in the Global Big Data Era. editor / Tereza Østbø Kuldova ; Helene Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus ; Christin Thea Wathne. Vol. I Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. pp. 349-392 (Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies).

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Galis, V, Egbert, S, Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus , H & Thea Wathne, C 2024, The Platformization of Policing: A Cross-National Analysis. in T Østbø Kuldova , H Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus & C Thea Wathne (eds), Policing and Intelligence in the Global Big Data Era. vol. I, Palgrave Macmillan, Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies, pp. 349-392. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68326-8_11

The Platformization of Policing: A Cross-National Analysis. / Galis, Vasilis; Egbert, Simon; Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus , Helen et al.
Policing and Intelligence in the Global Big Data Era. ed. / Tereza Østbø Kuldova ; Helene Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus; Christin Thea Wathne. Vol. I Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. p. 349-392 (Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies).

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Galis V, Egbert S, Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus H, Thea Wathne C. The Platformization of Policing: A Cross-National Analysis. In Østbø Kuldova T, Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus H, Thea Wathne C, editors, Policing and Intelligence in the Global Big Data Era. Vol. I. Palgrave Macmillan. 2024. p. 349-392. (Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-68326-8_11

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