Predictive Bias in Juvenile Risk Assessment: Considering Race/Ethnicity and Sex

This study examines the joint effects of race/ethnicity and sex on the classification quality of the Positive Achievement Change Tool (PACT). We assess predictive parity, calibration, and error rate balance using a statewide sample of youth who completed probation from 2007 to 2014. Similar rates of...

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Main Author: Childs, Kristina K. (Author)
Contributors: Peck, Jennifer H. ; Brady, Caitlin M.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2024, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 1034-1059
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Classification
Race/ethnicity
Sex
juvenile risk assessment
test bias