Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is Professor of Law at the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law and author of the book The Rise of Big Data Policing: Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement (NYU Press 2017). This article is excerpted with permission of NYU Press from the book.

The rise of big data policing

2:30 pm PDT • October 22, 2017

A towering wall of computer screens blinks alive with crisis. A digital map of Los Angeles alerts to 911 calls. Television screens track breaking news stories. Surveillance cameras monitor the…