Updated guidance on vascular cognitive impairment emphasizes executive function and processing speed, endorses brief, ...
Pretrial risk assessment algorithms are intended to help judges make more informed decisions, but researchers have raised concerns not only about the fairness and accuracy of the tools themselves, but ...
A new study that digs into when and how judges decide to use pretrial risk assessment algorithms found that many judges think these controversial tools are flawed but still useful. The tools, the ...
If you are booked into jail in New Jersey, a judge will decide whether to hold you until trial or set you free. One factor the judge must weigh: the result from an algorithm called PSA that estimates ...
Thousands of people are leaving federal prison this month thanks to a law called the First Step Act, which allowed them to win early release by participating in programs aimed at easing their return ...