Criminal Risk Assessment Algorithms — and What They Mean for the Justice System

<p>It was under these circumstances that new solutions were created. Prisoners could be granted parole, freeing up prison space and encouraging rehabilitation. However, this practice had inherent risks; certain inmates may reoffend upon being released. To address this concern, prisons would have to determine which inmates are least likely to reoffend. While this task had originally hinged on the subjective judgements of prison staff, Illinois prisons implemented a novel solution: they would use statistical methods to gauge the likelihood of individual inmates reoffending, and use those likelihoods to determine whether they should be granted parole.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/ds3ucsd/criminal-risk-assessment-algorithms-and-what-they-mean-for-the-justice-system-7710dab7dc09"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>