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Better Justice Through Better Science-Technology?: The Entanglements of Algorithms and Security and Legal Professionals

Better Justice Through Better Science-Technology?: The Entanglements of Algorithms and Security and Legal Professionals

G. L. Lima, Thallita

Hardcover

Series: Global Political Sociology

General Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 3032059534
ISBN13: 9783032059536
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Jan 3 2026
Pages: 252
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.83 Width: 5.94 Depth: 8.58
Language: English

This book examines how algorithms are reshaping security and criminal justice, revealing their profound social and political implications. From intelligence agencies and police forces to courtrooms, tools like facial recognition are redefining how security is imagined and enacted worldwide. Yet, alongside promises of efficiency and objectivity, these systems frequently fail--exposing tensions around their epistemic authority and legitimacy. Focusing on biometric data and cases like Clearview AI in the United States, the book unpacks the entanglements between security professionals, legal actors, and algorithmic systems, showing how these technologies gain stability even amid errors and disputes. Drawing on Critical Security Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and feminist critiques of technoscience, it offers a multidimensional analysis of algorithmic reason, its narratives of better justice or enhanced security, and the ethical and political challenges they generate. A vital resource for scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and anyone concerned with the societal impacts of emerging technologies.

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