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Study Indicates Racial Bias Skews Criminality Risk Assessment Tool
by David Reutter
The use of software to predict future criminality is increasing in popularity. However, a study by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit news agency that produces investigative journalism, found that prediction programs are racially skewed.
Risk assessments are gaining traction in courtrooms across the United States; some jurisdictions use ...
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