Description: Virginia courts’ use of algorithmic predictions of future offending risks were found by researchers failing to reduce incarceration rates, showed racial and age disparities in risk scores and its application, and neither exacerbated or ameliorated historical racial differences in sentencing.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services developed an AI system deployed by Virginia courts, which harmed Virginia convicted felons , Virginia Black offenders and Virginia young offenders.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
274
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2003-07-01
Editors
Khoa Lam
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
washingtonpost.com · 2019
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We tend to assume the near-term future of automation will be built on man-machine partnerships. Our robot sidekicks will compensate for the squishy inefficiencies of the human brain, while human judgment will sand down their cold, mechanica…
papers.ssrn.com · 2019
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We evaluate the impacts of adopting algorithmic risk assessments as an aid to judicial discretion in felony sentencing. We find that judges' decisions are influenced by the risk score, leading to longer sentences for defendants with higher …
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