With the population of adults under correctional supervision in the United States at an all‐
time high, psychologists and other professionals working in US correctional agencies face …

Bail reform is sweeping the nation and many jurisdictions are looking to pretrial risk
assessment as one potential strategy to support these efforts. This article summarizes the …

'Vital reading. This is the book on artificial intelligence we need right now.'Mike Krieger,
cofounder of Instagram Artificial intelligence is rapidly dominating every aspect of our …

Variable importance (VI) tools describe how much covariates contribute to a prediction
model's accuracy. However, important variables for one well-performing model (for example …

'A brilliant new book'Daily Telegraph'Well written... and often entertaining'The Times' A
sparkling analysis' Prospect When uncertainty is all around us, and the facts are not clear …

Algorithms are now regularly used to decide whether defendants awaiting trial are too
dangerous to be released back into the community. In some cases, black defendants are …

Recidivism prediction instruments (RPIs) provide decision-makers with an assessment of the
likelihood that a criminal defendant will reoffend at a future point in time. Although such …

One of the most troubling trends in criminal investigations is the growing use of “black box”
technology, in which law enforcement rely on artificial intelligence (AI) models or algorithms …

The number of predictive technologies used in the US criminal justice system is on the rise.
Yet there is little research to date on the reception of algorithms in criminal justice …

One way to unwind mass incarceration without compromising public safety is to use risk
assessment instruments in sentencing and corrections. Although these instruments figure …