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 …

At the forefront of the evidence-based criminal justice movement are algorithmic risk
assessment tools. 3 Risk assessment tools are designed to predict the likelihood that …

Providing equal justice for poor and rich, weak and powerful alike is an age-old problem.
People have never ceased to hope and strive to move closer to that goal.... In this tradition …

In recent decades, risk prediction has proliferated in the penal realm. Risk instruments
currently guide an array of correctional decisions—such as participation in diversion …

In many machine learning applications, there are multiple decision-makers involved, both
automated and human. The interaction between these agents often goes unaddressed in …

Scholars in several fields, including quantitative methodologists, legal scholars, and
theoretically oriented criminologists, have launched robust debates about the fairness of …

Courts increasingly use actuarial meaning statistically derived information about a
defendant's likelihood of engaging in criminal behavior in the future at sentencing. This …

We investigate a long-debated question, which is how to create predictive models of
recidivism that are sufficiently accurate, transparent and interpretable to use for decision …

Actuarial risk assessments are frequently touted as a neutral way to counteract implicit bias
and increase the fairness of decisions made at almost every juncture of the criminal justice …

Meanings of risk in criminal justice assessment continue to evolve, making it critical to
understand how particular compositions of risk are mediated, resisted and re-configured by …