Implications of Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Law: Crime Prevention Tool

Abstract

The advent of digital technologies has profoundly changed the logic of the system, generating a cultural revolution and also impacting on the inspiring principles of law. The investigation focuses on the use of AI as a crime prevention tool: the activities of law enforcement agencies are highlighted where predictive policing software is used, which by exploiting the wealth of information offered by innumerable quantities of data is able to provide useful outputs for crime prevention. The central issue is to identify the compatibility of these systems with the protection of the right to privacy and the protection of personal data.