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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Impact of Biometric Surveillance on Reducing Violent Crime: Strategies for Apprehending Criminals While Protecting the Innocent.

Patricia Haley

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Patricia HaleyArtificial Intelligence, Capitol Technology University, Laurel, MD 20708, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0188-1796

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the rapidly evolving landscape of biometric technologies, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics offers promising opportunities and significant challenges for law enforcement and violence prevention. This paper examines the current state of biometric surveillance systems, emphasizing the application of new sensor technologies and machine learning algorithms and their impact on crime prevention strategies. While advancements in facial recognition and predictive policing models have shown varying degrees of accuracy in determining violence, their efficiency and ethical concerns regarding privacy, bias, and civil liberties remain critically important. By analyzing the effectiveness of these technologies within public safety contexts, this study aims to highlight the potential of biometric systems to improve identification processes while addressing the urgent need for strong frameworks that ensure improvements in violent crime prevention while providing moral accountability and equitable implementation in diverse communities. Ultimately, this research contributes to ongoing discussions about the future of biometric sensing technologies and their role in creating safer communities.

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Biometric IdentificationBiometryCrimeCriminalsViolenceAlgorithmsArtificial IntelligenceHumansLaw EnforcementMachine Learningbiometric surveillancefacial recognitionpredictive policingprivacypublic safetysecurityviolence detectionviolence prevention

Identifiers

PMID40431950
PMCPMC12116099

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