When Politicization Stops Algorithms in Criminal Justice

The present paper sheds light on the conditions for successfully implementing pretrial risk assessment tools by looking at barriers to their implementation and, specifically, political factors that can derail this process. Drawing on theoretical assumptions about the role of agenda-setting and publi...

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Authors: König, Pascal (Author) ; Wenzelburger, Georg 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 832-851
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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