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Fairness in Criminal Justice Risk Assessments: The State of the Art [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 Objectives: Discussions of fairness in criminal justice risk assessments typically lack conceptual precision. Rhetoric too often substitutes for careful analysis. In this paper, we seek to clarify the tradeoffs between different kinds of fairness and between fairness and accuracy.
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Abductive Reasoning with the GPT-4 Language Model: Case studies from criminal investigation, medical practice, scientific research [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 This study evaluates the GPT-4 Large Language Model's abductive reasoning in complex fields like medical diagnostics, criminology, and cosmology. Using an interactive interview format, the AI assistant demonstrated reliability in generating and selecting hypotheses.
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Beyond Legal Rights: Understanding Mental Health and Autonomy in Criminal Self‐Representation
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines criminal defendants who waived legal representation to self‐represent in court. Through interviews with 16 participants and courtroom observations, findings reveal intersecting factors driving this decision: mental health challenges, desire for autonomy, attorney mistrust, dissatisfaction with past legal ...
Shai Farber
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The British Journal of Sociology, Volume 73, Issue 5, Page 1006-1024, December 2022., 2022 Abstract This article focuses on a large‐scale parade in the UK that is often overlooked in research concerned with the sociology of political emotions and group dynamics; “Pride in London”. This is an annual parade celebrating, and raising awareness about, the LGBTQ+ community and commemorating the Stonewall riots. Following a brief description of the
Chris Robson Day
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Harmonization among national cyber security and cybercrime response organizations: New challenges of cybercrime [PDF]
arXiv, 2013 This paper will discuss the need for national-level organizational strategies to effectively combat cyber security threats and cybercrime. In many countries, new agencies have been established and/or new roles have been allotted to existing agencies to cope with the needs for cyber security or fighting against cybercrime.
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WCLD: Curated Large Dataset of Criminal Cases from Wisconsin Circuit Courts [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Machine learning based decision-support tools in criminal justice systems are subjects of intense discussions and academic research. There are important open questions about the utility and fairness of such tools. Academic researchers often rely on a few small datasets that are not sufficient to empirically study various real-world aspects of these ...
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The British Journal of Sociology, Volume 73, Issue 5, Page 985-1005, December 2022., 2022 Abstract This paper explores how images are used in online far‐right political communication to create distinct groups of “otherness.” Focusing on the Danish People's Party, we look at how symbolic boundaries are constructed through images to emphasize an exclusive conception of the nation and its citizens, who need protection from the threatening ...
Sarah Awad, Nicole Doerr, Anita Nissen
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Compounding Injustice: History and Prediction in Carceral Decision-Making [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Risk assessment algorithms in criminal justice put people's lives at the discretion of a simple statistical tool. This thesis explores how algorithmic decision-making in criminal policy can exhibit feedback effects, where disadvantage accumulates among those deemed 'high risk' by the state.
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Discrimination Against Immigrants in the Criminal Justice System: Evidence from Pretrial Detentions [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 This paper tests for discrimination against immigrant defendants in the criminal justice system in Chile using a decade of nationwide administrative records on pretrial detentions. Observational benchmark regressions show that immigrant defendants are 8.6 percentage points less likely to be released pretrial relative to Chilean defendants with similar ...
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Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Treatment goals for offenders with mental disorders include restoring and maintaining health, establishing social participation and preventing negative outcomes, including further offending. The development of patient insight into their prior offences may facilitate their reintegration into society and prevent further harms. Aims To
Ikuko Arakawa +3 more
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