Publication Cover
Policing and Society
An International Journal of Research and Policy
Latest Articles
486
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Values? Camera? Action! An ethnography of an AI camera system used by the Netherlands Police

Received 27 Oct 2023, Accepted 17 Jun 2024, Published online: 02 Jul 2024

Figures & data

Figure 1. (left) A patrol officer setting up the MONOcam camera on a highway overpass. (right) MONOcam looking out over a highway overpass at incoming cars.

Figure 1. (left) A patrol officer setting up the MONOcam camera on a highway overpass. (right) MONOcam looking out over a highway overpass at incoming cars.

Figure 2. Screenshot of the MONOcam software interface as shown on the laptop. The top left shows a livestream of incoming video, the top right shows the photographed car, with evidence of movement. The bottom right shows photographs of all passing vehicles. Potential hits are added to the list on the bottom left for further manual inspection by the patrol officer. Non-hits are deleted.

Figure 2. Screenshot of the MONOcam software interface as shown on the laptop. The top left shows a livestream of incoming video, the top right shows the photographed car, with evidence of movement. The bottom right shows photographs of all passing vehicles. Potential hits are added to the list on the bottom left for further manual inspection by the patrol officer. Non-hits are deleted.

Figure 3. Example of a MONOcam photo taken of a car with a coated windscreen. This particular car is an older model of the BMW-7 series, the most luxury sedan the brand produced at that time. The purple-and-blue glare partially obscures the driver in this photograph.

Figure 3. Example of a MONOcam photo taken of a car with a coated windscreen. This particular car is an older model of the BMW-7 series, the most luxury sedan the brand produced at that time. The purple-and-blue glare partially obscures the driver in this photograph.

Figure 4. MONOcam setup inside a police vehicle. The bottom right of the laptop screen displays all incoming photographs made by the system.

Figure 4. MONOcam setup inside a police vehicle. The bottom right of the laptop screen displays all incoming photographs made by the system.