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The Most Hot-Button Issue in Criminal Justice Reform?
The Most Hot-Button Issue in Criminal Justice Reform?
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20 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2018
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Podcast episode
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About two out of three people in local jails are being held awaiting trial, often because they can’t afford bail. What if a mathematical formula could do a more objective job of identifying who could be safely released? That’s the promise of risk assessments. But critics call them “justice by algorithm,” and contend they’re reproducing the … Continue reading The Most Hot-Button Issue in Criminal Justice Reform? →
Released:
Oct 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
UK’s Justice Secretary Visits Red Hook: Jack Straw, the United Kingdom’s justice secretary and lord chancellor, experiences a judge’s-eye view of the courtroom, quizzes staff about operations, and meets with a group of ex-offenders who have gotten their lives back on track during a visit to ... by New Thinking, from the Center for Justice Innovation