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Concerns about racial bias have dogged risk assessments almost since their inception.
News July 1, 2019
Can Racist Algorithms Be Fixed?
A new study adds to the debate over racial bias in risk assessment tools widely used in courtrooms.
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Judge J.C. Nicholson speaks to prisoners in 2009 from the bench at the Anderson County Courthouse in South Carolina.
Commentary October 22, 2017
In Defense of Risk-Assessment Tools
Algorithms can help the criminal justice system, but only alongside thoughtful humans.
Adam Neufeld
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