ICT and Social and Criminal Justice
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Item type: Item , Bending the Arc of the Moral Universe: Leveraging Data for Accountable Justice for Transition Age Youth(2024-01-03) Kohli, Rajiv; Tremblay, Monica; Espinosa, ErinJustice requires society to protect its children and young adults and ensure they grow up to live productive and fulfilling lives. However, institutions in charge of delivering social justice, also called Human Service Organizations (HSOs), work independently and generally do not collaborate, thus making it difficult for the public to assess their effectiveness. Gathering, analyzing, and disseminating information can help society assess whether HSOs deliver justice. We describe two constructs in delivering justice: reflection and transparency. Our subsequent case study further highlights the emergence of concepts such as incentive alignment, information aggregation, and domain knowledge assimilation. Together, these insights form our Theory of Accountable Justice (TAJ), which elucidates the relationship between these constructs and the delivery of justice.Item type: Item , Towards Social Justice in Energy Transitions: An Information Systems Perspective(2024-01-03) Brennecke, Martin; Jurek, Dominik; Rieger, Alexander; Roth, TamaraThe transition to net-zero energy is typically framed as an environmental sustainability challenge. However, this transition can only be successful if it also considers social sustainability. To provide a basis for this perspective in IS research, we conduct a scoping review on the current state of knowledge surrounding energy social justice. Our review combines traditional qualitative text analysis of 47 papers with natural language processing (NLP) on an expanded set of 267 papers. We find that social justice discussions have picked-up pace since 2016 with a noticeable jump in 2020. However, they focus only on specific topics and are limited to the energy and social sciences. To transfer concepts and knowledge from these disciplines into IS and guide the filling-in of blank spots, we present a conceptual framework for IS research on energy social justice.Item type: Item , Cleaning our Plates: Information Systems Contributions Toward Animal Liberation(2024-01-03) Stachofsky, JuliaAnimals experience complex emotional lives and have the capability to suffer. Much of that suffering is inflicted by humans, often exacerbated through designing and using information system artifacts. Inspired by animal-computer interaction research in computer science, this paper proposes a model of Animal-Human-Information System interactions based on representation theory to understand animals as stakeholders in systems development. Focus is placed on animals as users of systems and the impacts that systems have on animals directly and indirectly to reduce animal suffering. Research directions for information systems scholars are discussed.Item type: Item , Furtherance of Social Justice in Socially Disadvantaged Neighborhoods on Social Media: A Case Study of the Swedish Police(2024-01-03) Berbyuk Lindström, Nataliya; Khobzi, Hamid; Turel, OfirMillions of people are living in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods (SDNs), characterized by residents experiencing social injustice and high police presence. As social media is increasingly used by the police, this paper addresses the police use of social media for furtherance of social justice in SDNs. Analyzing documents, semi-structured interviews with police officers, and social media data through the lens of Scott's institutional theory, we show the tension between equality and equity perspectives, the officers striving for equity, while the police organization emphasizes equality. The findings call for police organizations to consider social justice issues and inclusion perspectives in guiding police communication on social media platforms. We also contribute to IS social justice research in terms of providing insights into how governmental organizations use social media to reach out to marginalized groups.Item type: Item , Introduction to the Minitrack on ICT and Social and Criminal Justice(2024-01-03) Urquhart, Cathy; Guzman, Indira; Smith, Angela; Zheng, Yingqin