Unjust Disparities? The Impact of Race on Juvenile Risk Assessment Outcomes

Research on risk assessments has illustrated many utilitarian purposes of these tools, including the robust prediction of recidivism and uniformity in correctional decision making. Recently, however, Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vocalized his position that actuarial risk assessments coul...

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Main Author: McCafferty, James T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminal justice policy review
Year: 2018, Volume: 29, Issue: 5, Pages: 423-442
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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