Appendix 4: Abbreviations, acronyms and Technical terms
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ADM |
Automated Decision Making |
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AFR |
Automated Facial Recognition |
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AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
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Algorithm |
A series of instructions for performing a calculation or solving a problem, especially with a computer. They form the basis for everything a computer can do and are therefore a fundamental aspect of all AI systems. |
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APCC |
Association of Police and Crime Commissioners |
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Artificial Intelligence |
Machines that perform tasks normally performed by human intelligence, especially when the machines learn from data how to do those tasks. |
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Automated Decision Making |
The process of making a decision by automated means without any human involvement. Decisions can be made based on factual data or inferred data. |
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Automated Facial Recognition |
A technological solution matching biometric patterns to provide an assessment of whether two digital images depict the same person. When deployed in live settings, this technology is known as Live Facial Recognition. |
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BEIS |
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
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DCMS |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
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Data analysis |
The process of combining data from a variety of sources and applying organisational, statistical, mathematical or machine learning calculations to retrieve data, find a pattern, produce a conclusion or make a prediction. |
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Explainability |
The ability to explain how a specific outcome was reached. |
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HART |
Harm Assessment Risk Tool (a predictor for reoffending rates that has been used by Durham Constabulary). |
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ICO |
The Information Commissioner’s Office |
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Information Commissioner’s Office |
The regulatory body for information rights |
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LFR |
Live Facial Recognition |
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Live Facial Recognition |
See Automated Facial Recognition |
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Machine learning |
A branch of Artificial Intelligence that allows a system to learn and improve from examples without all its instructions being explicitly programmed. |
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ML |
Machine Learning |
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NDAS |
National Data Analytics Solution (a national analytics capability being developed by West Midlands Police in conjunction with the Home Office). |
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NPCC |
National Police Chiefs’ Council |
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PCC |
Police and Crime Commissioner |
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PDS |
Police Digital Service |
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WMP |
West Midlands Police |