Finding the balance: an examination of stakeholders' view of the social and legal implicatins of the police's use of facial recognition
Year: 2026
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis explores the social and legal implications of the police’s use of facial recognition (FR) technology, focusing on stakeholder perspectives, regulatory frameworks, and its evolving role in policing. The research examines the integration of FR into policing practice, the adequacy of current legislation, the handling of biometric data, and the potential future of FR in law enforcement. Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with academics, police professionals, civil rights advocates, government officials and representatives from independent oversight bodies. Additionally, the use of discourse analysis on publicly available documents was used to help contextualise the stakeholder interviews two years on.
Author: Dadge, Tyler
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7224734710