Maxwell / Tomlinson Experiments in Automating Immigration Systems

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-5292-1985-2
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 130 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm

In recent years, the United Kingdom's Home Office has started using automated systems to make immigration decisions. These systems promise faster, more accurate, and cheaper decision-making, but in practice they have exposed people to distress, disruption, and even deportation.

This book identifies a pattern of risky experimentation with automated systems in the Home Office. It analyses three recent case studies including: a voice recognition system used to detect fraud in English-language testing; an algorithm for identifying ‘risky’ visa applications; and automated decision-making in the EU Settlement Scheme.

The book argues that a precautionary approach is essential to ensure that society benefits from government automation without exposing individuals to unacceptable risks.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maxwell, Jack

Tomlinson, Joe

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Algorithmen & Datenstrukturen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Catherine O’Regan

1. The Home Office Laboratory

2. Testing Systems

3. The Brexit Prototype

4. Category Errors

5. Precautionary Measures

Über Autor(innen)

Tomlinson, Joe
Joe Tomlinson is Senior Lecturer in Public Law at the University of York and Research Director of the Public Law Project.

Maxwell, Jack
Jack Maxwell is Research Fellow in Public Law and Technology at the Public Law Project.

Jack Maxwell is a barrister at the Victorian Bar.

Joe Tomlinson is Senior Lecturer in Public Law at the University of York.