If risk assessments of criminal offenders consistently show signs of bias, what does that mean for criminal justice reform?
“There remains evidence that the instruments overpredict the risk of recidivism for some racial and ethnic groups relative to white individuals (e.g., Black, Hispanic, and Asian males and females on the general tools), as was true of previous versions of PATTERN and has been documented in prior reports.”
This article addresses risk assessment instruments designed to implement the federal First Step Act. It is of immense importance to the entire criminal justice system. It’s offered here as a service to my correctional readers, I’m unaware of an effort to publicize the results of this study.
