Criminology at the Edge

<p>The internet has launched the world into an era into which enormous amounts of data are</p><p>generated every day through technologies with both positive and negative consequences.</p><p>This often refers to <i>big data </i>. This book explores big data in organisations operating in the</p><p>criminology and criminal justice fields.</p><p>Big data entails a major disruption in the ways we think about and do things, which</p><p>certainly applies to most organisations including those operating in the criminology and</p><p>criminal justice fields. Big data is currently disrupting processes in most organisations – how</p><p>different organisations collaborate with one another, how organisations develop products</p><p>or services, how organisations can identify, recruit, and evaluate talent, how organisations</p><p>can make better decisions based on empirical evidence rather than intuition, and how</p><p>organisations can quickly implement any transformation plan, to name a few.</p><p>All these processes are important to tap into, but two underlying processes are critical</p><p>to establish a foundation that will permit organisations to flourish and thrive in the era of</p><p>big data – creating a culture more receptive to big data and implementing a systematic data</p><p>analytics-driven process within the organisation.</p><p>Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars in</p><p>criminology, criminal justice, sociology, and cultural studies but also to government</p><p>agencies, corporate and non-corporate organisations, or virtually any other institution</p><p>impacted by big data.</p>