Does race matter? An examination of defendant race on legal decision making in the context of actuarial violence risk assessments

Purpose There is no doubt that racial biases contribute to the overrepresentation of people of colour in the justice system. Specialized violence risk tools are meant to increase the objectivity with which certain legal decisions are made. However, the degree to which racial biases influence risk-re...

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Main Author: Davis, Riley M. (Author)
Contributors: Batastini, Ashley B. ; Sacco, Donald ; Dahlen, Eric R. ; Jones, Ashley C. T.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2022, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 297-313
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Keywords:
violence risk
Risk assessment
Legal decision-making
Defendant race