Predictive tools as instruments for understanding and responding to risky behaviour as early as possible are increasingly becoming a normal feature in local and state agencies. A risk that arises from the implementation of these predictive tools is the problem of dirty data. The input of incorrect or illegally obtained information (‘dirty data’) can influence the quality of the predictions used by local and state agencies, such as the police. The article focuses on the risks of dirty data in predictive policing by the Dutch Police. It describes the possibilities to prevent dirty data from being used in predictive policing tools, such as the Criminality Anticipation System (CAS). It concludes by emphasizing the importance of transparency for any serious solution looking to eliminate the use of dirty data in predictive policing. |
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Een procesrecht voor de 21ste eeuw |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 4 2020 |
Auteurs | Dr. Bart van der Sloot |
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Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2020 |
Trefwoorden | dirty data, predictive policing, CAS, discrimination, ethnic profiling |
Auteurs | Mr. Abhijit Das en Mr. dr. Marc Schuilenburg |
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Energie en democratie: democratische invloed op regionale energiestrategieën en andere complexe besluitvormingsprocessen |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 2 2020 |
Trefwoorden | multilevel governance, Democracy, sustainability |
Auteurs | Prof. dr. Marcel Boogers |
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This article clarifies the democratic problems of multilevel governance, with a focus on the Regional Energy Strategy decision-making process. First, the risks that these democratic problems entail for democratic support and for the quality and speed of decision-making are discussed. Next, these problems – and their possible solutions – are discussed by means of three approaches to democracy: representative democracy, pluralist democracy and participatory democracy. A tailor-made mix of these three approaches is recommended as most useful for a solid democratic anchorage of multilevel governance. |
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Schaal en invloedPleidooi voor een symbiose van directe en indirecte democratie |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 2 2020 |
Trefwoorden | Democracy, Direct democracy, Indirect democracy, Representative democracy, Participation |
Auteurs | Drs. Boudewijn Steur |
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In a democracy citizens should actually have influence on the choices that directly influence their lives. Citizens have two ways for this influence: directly by participating in the policy process (in its formulation, its decision making or its implementation) or indirectly by voting for a political party or representatives through which citizens have influence on the outcomes. These two are not opposite to each other, but rather complementary. My main argument in this article is that the smaller the scale, the greater the possibilities for citizens to exert direct influence. The larger the scale, the more important it is that this influence runs through their representative institutions |
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Eis de regio op: regionale democratie in de energietransitie |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 2 2020 |
Trefwoorden | regional democracy, Participation, energy transition |
Auteurs | Annajorien Prins MSc en Ruben van de Belt MSc MA |
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The roadmap to the energy transition of the Netherlands in the next decade is formulated by and large at the regional level. 30 regions are currently developing a Regional Energy Strategy (RES), which lays out where renewable energy projects can be realized in the future. But how democratic are these regional energy strategies? In this article we share our observations and reflections, based on our professional experiences with the regional energy strategies. |