Where’s the Bias: No Evidence of Bias by Sex When Testing the Public Safety Assessment

Pretrial assessments are criticized for inherent biases. We conduct research in Kentucky to assess the predictive validity and differential prediction by sex of one pretrial assessment, the Public Safety Assessment (PSA). Our research is unique because we find equal base rates by sex for missing a c...

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Authors: DeMichele, Matthew (Author) ; Baumgartner, Peter (Author) ; Wenger, Michael (Author) ; Comfort, Megan 1970- (Author) ; Witwer, Amanda (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2024, Volume: 70, Issue: 8, Pages: 2139-2165
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Keywords:
Pretrial
predictive bias
Risk assessment
Courts