CRISP researchers have produced a commissioned research report to support the provision of Body-Worn Video (BWV) Cameras in policing in Scotland. The research was commissioned by Police Scotland, the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) and the Scottish Institute for Police Research (SIPR) in autumn 2021. The report captures existing knowledge about the experiences and implications of the police...
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Posted Jun 30th 2022
Posted Jun 22nd 2022
Special Issue of Information Polity, Volume 27, No.2.
OUT NOW - full open access
Contents include:
Introduction to the Special Issue
Johann Cas, Paul De Hert, Maria Grazia Porcedda and Charles D. Raab
The European PNR Directive as an instance of pre-emptive, risk-based algorithmic security and its implications for the regulatory framework - Elisa Orrù
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Posted Jun 9th 2022
Special Issue Guest Editors:
Rony Medaglia, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Gianluca Misuraca, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
Introduction
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (United Nations, 2015) are shaping the global agenda in multiple areas, including public opinion, policy, and research. The 17 SDGs, detailed in 169 targets, have an...
Posted Jun 9th 2022
Call for Papers Deadline extended to 10 June 2022
For this special issue of the journal Information Polity we are interested in papers on the topic of open government data for citizen participation.
Special Issue Guest Editors are:
Shirley Kempeneer, Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Johan Wolswinkel, Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University, The...
Posted Jan 25th 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 23 MAY 2022
The 2022 Annual Conference of the European Group for Public Administration will be held in Lisbon, Portugal from 13th to 16th September 2022. The Conference is being organised by the European Group for Public Administration and INA - Portugal. For this conference, the Permanent Study Group on e-Government requests: (1) abstracts for papers...
Posted Jan 20th 2022
We are delighted to let you know that 2021 saw three new titles published in the Routledge Studies in Surveillance book series, edited by CRISP. These titles feature the latest empirical and theoretical scholarship on surveillance. Congratulations to all of the authors!
Trust and Transparency in the Age of Surveillance is an edited collection of works curated by Lora Anne Viola and Paweł...
Posted Jan 17th 2022
We are very pleased to announce that the paper 'Data protection for the common good: Developing a framework for a data protection-focused data commons' has now appeared in the journal Data and Policy. The paper was lead authored by soon-to-be CRISP PhD graduate Janis Wong. It addresses how existing data stewardship frameworks may limit the potential for everyday citizens to become more...
Posted Jan 13th 2022
Researchers from the University of Stirling – working with colleagues at the Universities of Warwick, Osnabrück and Bonn – will seek to identify emerging consumer issues in the UK and Germany related to smart technology and assess how their consumer laws cover these issues. The collaboration will scope the potential for mutual learning between the two legal systems and recommend changes to the...
Posted Jan 11th 2022
A research team from the University of Stirling, including CRISP Director Professor William Webster, has been awarded a research grant to review best practice relating to how police forces introduce new emerging technologies into policing practice. The research project is designed specifically to support the Scottish Government funded Independent Advisory Group on the use of emerging...
Posted Dec 17th 2021
CRISP is delighted to announce that a state of the art literature review, covering surveillance in standard, remote and platform work is now available.
The review has been authored by Kirstie Ball in conjunction with the Joint Research Council of the European Commission. It integrates research from the business disciplines and considers implications for managers, organizations and...