The technology most present in Brazil in the fight against crime has drones as its main instrument. They are adopted by 63% of the security forces of the 27 states of the federation. This is what shows the research of the Rio de Janeiro School of Law, of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV Direito Rio) “Public Security in the era of Big Data: mapping and diagnosis of the implementation of new technologies in the fight against crime”, released this Wednesday (29), in Rio de Janeiro. The study is the result of an analysis of 2,412 widely circulated reports and publications in Brazil on the use of data-based technologies by public security forces. The survey indicates that, right after drones, the technological tool with the greatest presence in the country is OCR (optical character recognition), adopted in 44% of the states and widely used in the electronic reading of license plates, for example. Facial recognition According to the survey, facial recognition is present in 33% of security devices, followed by cameras in police uniforms, which are already used in 22% of security forces. Predictive policing is the application of computer modeling to past criminal data in order to predict future criminal activity, used in 7% of states. Result of an 18-month study carried out by researchers from the Center for Justice and Society of FGV Direito Rio, with the objective of promoting the mapping and analysis of the use of new technologies in the context of public security in Brazil, the mapping focused on the period from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022. Coordinated by Thiago Bottino and Fernanda Prates, professors at FGV Direito Rio; and Daniel Vargas, professor at FGV Direito Rio and at the FGV São Paulo School of Economics (FGV/EESP), the survey analyzed 23 interviews with key actors of the security forces in the city of Rio de Janeiro. According to Professor Fernanda Prates, throughout the interviews carried out with the actors of these institutions that work on the front line of the penal system, it became evident how essential these new technologies are. Technology At the same time that they are becoming more and more fundamental to day-to-day activities, there is also a need to better understand what are the most effective ways to implement technology in the daily lives of these professionals. “Now that we understand that there is no going back, and that these tools will be part of these actors’ lives, we want to dialogue with them and also listen to their respective feedback. [avaliações]. This dialogue can give rise to new regulations, help institutions and better understand how to apply these technologies in order to take advantage of their full potential”, said, in a note, the researcher. She highlighted that, in addition to providing a better understanding of the main challenges to be faced with the arrival of new technologies, the study can generate regulatory measures and help create public policies aimed at security. The results gave rise to the book “Public Security in the era of Big Data: mapping and diagnosis of the implementation of new technologies in the fight against crime”, which will be launched soon.
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