Assessing the Risks of Risk Assessments: Institutional Tensions and Data Driven Judicial Decision-Making in US Pretrial Hearings

S Esthappan - Social Problems, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Risk assessments, which are predictive technologies designed to augment organizational
decision-making processes, are expanding globally. The use of risk assessments may lend …

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J Lafferty, LC Kanewske, A Gambarella, M Jenkins… - 2024 - ndaa.org
In 2021, the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) was awarded the National
Initiatives: Law Enforcement and Prosecution Solicitation, Category 2: Prosecution Research …

The Impact of Risk Assessment Instruments on US Pretrial Detention Rates

DRG Christian - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Pretrial risk assessment instruments are algorithmic tools widely used in the US Justice
System, designed to predict the risk of pretrial misconduct outcomes, such as failure to …

Analyzing Racial and Economic Disparities in the United States' Pretrial Detention Policies

M Hollines - 2021 - digscholarship.unco.edu
Racial injustices and economic inequalities are evident throughout the criminal justice
system. These are attributed to many factors such as the pretrial and detention process. The …