New Jersey's Criminal Justice system has shifted from a system that relied heavily on monetary bail to measure the risk defendants pose on two levels objectively: Will they show up for trial? Will they commit a crime while on release? On January 1, the court system began using the risk-assessment tool to help judges make...
By Hon. Stuart Rabner Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court |
The Law Enforcement guide on Voluntary Registry Programs for Vulnerable Populations helps police and sheriff’s departments identify the growing problem of wandering individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. By 2050, the total estimated prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is expected to be 13.8 million. Law enforcement agencies around the country have created voluntary registry systems that enable law...
The article focused on previous analysis of the algorithm, called COMPASS, and its usage on a nationwide level in deciding pretrial clearance or bail access based on the danger one poses to the community. Building off of a claim by ProPublica that stated COMPASS is biased against black defendants, the Washington post reanalyzed the percentage...
By Sam Corbett-Davies, Emma Pierson, Avi Feller and Sharad Goel |
The report by Bernadette Rabuy and Daniel Kopf Under the Prison Policy Initiative sought to focus on the rising incarceration rates (1.6 million people) in federal and state prisons with 646,000 people locked up in more than 3,000 local jails Throughout the U.S. The report single handedly based its focus off of data from the...