Sophie Bettex

Education 

International Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Leiden University) 

Master of Science in Criminology (Ghent University, cum laude) 

Master of Science in Criminology (Erasmus University Rotterdam) 

Biography 

Sophie Bettex is a Doctoral researcher at the Professorship for Technology and Governance (TaG) at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (ETH Zürich. She is an investigator for the CURATE project (ERC/SERI Starting Grant) focused on data quality within European law enforcement and border control agencies. Her doctoral research investigates, utilizing ethnography, the practices of law enforcement actors (data- and AI-level bureaucrats) involved in the making and remaking of algorithmic and AI policing tools. 

Research Interest 

Sophie is interested in understanding human-nonhuman interactions in the context of policing. She is particularly drawn to qualitative and multi-method research methods, through interdisciplinary approaches (criminology, psychology, sociology, political sciences, critical studies, and STS). 

Publications 

Bettex, S. (2024). Counting Crime? A review on the production of crime data. CURATE Working Paper No. 3. ETH Library. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000659127

Bettex, S. (2023). Hidden realities on the ‘one happy island’: Perspectives on human trafficking, human smuggling, and irregular migration in Aruba. [Master’s thesis, Ghent University, Erasmus University Rotterdam (IMARC)]

Bettex, S. (2022). The toxic and troubling truth of e-waste: How can we effectively dispose of our electronic and electric waste? Deviance Incubator. https://devianceincubator.wordpress.com/2022/04/07/the-toxic-and-troubling-truth-of-e-waste-how-can-we-effectively-dispose-of-our-electronic-and-electrical-waste/

Bettex, S. (2021). The Effect of Inducing Shame Resilience on Avoidant Tendencies and Willingness to Contact in Individuals With Financial Hardships. [Bachelor’s thesis, Leiden University]