Winner 2018 Law ampampampamp Legal Studies PROSE AwardThe consequences of big data and algorithmdriven policing and its impact on law enforcementIn a hightech command center in downtown Los Angeles a digital map lights up with 911 calls television monitors track breaking news stories surveillance cameras sweep the streets and rows of networked computers link analysts and police officers to a wealth of law enforcement intelligence.This is just a glimpse into a future where software predicts future crimes algorithms generate virtual ampampquotmostwantedampampquot lists and databanks collect personal and biometric information. The Rise of Big Data Policing introduces the cuttingedge technology that is changing how the police do their jobs and shows why it is more important than ever that citizens understand the farreaching consequences of big data surveillance as a law enforcement tool.Andrew Guthrie Ferguson reveals how these new technologies viewed as raceneutral and objectivehave been eagerly adopted by police departments hoping to distance themselves from claims of racial bias and unconstitutional practices. After a series of highprofile police shootings and federal investigations into systemic police misconduct and in an era of law enforcement budget cutbacks datadriven policing has been billed as a way to ampampquotturn the pageampampquot on racial bias.But behind the data are real people and difficult questions remain about racial discrimination and the potential to distort constitutional protections.