Understanding data professionals in the police: a qualitative study of system-level bureaucrats
通过对荷兰警察的定性研究，首次实证和理论理解数据专业人员作为系统级官僚的自由裁量权，发现他们虽意识到公共价值但常未转化为负责任实践，并用多种理由推卸责任。
Through the introduction of algorithmic systems into police organizations, a new employee emerged: the data professional. Contrary to street-level officers, little is known of the discretionary power of these system-level bureaucrats. Our qualitative research into the Netherlands Police provides a first empirical and theoretical understanding. The study shows that data professionals exert discretion and are aware of public values, but their value-sensitivity often does not translate into responsible practices. Data professionals use a variety of arguments to dissociate themselves from, or downplay, their responsibilities. We conclude that this distancing hampers the connection between the discretion and responsibility of data professionals.