The epistemology of algorithmic risk assessment and the path towards a non-penology penology

Risk assessments are increasingly carried out through algorithmic analysis. In this article, we argue that algorithmic risk assessment cannot be understood merely as a technological advancement that improves the precision of previous methods. Instead, we look at algorithmic risk assessment as a new...

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Authors: Mehozay, Yoav 1973- (Author) ; Fisher, Eran (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2019, Volume: 21, Issue: 5, Pages: 523-541
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Algorithms
Big Data
Episteme
Managerial movement
Penology
Risk assessments

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