Bias testing of the public safety assessment: error rate balance between whites and blacks for new arrests
This study is an evaluation of predictive bias by race when using a pretrial risk assessment. We use data from Kentucky from July 2013 through December 2014 (n = 164,597) to evaluate differences across five error measures. Pretrial risk assessments were developed to respond to growing awareness abou...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Crime & delinquency
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 12, Pages: 2088-2113 |
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