Discipling risk: Governing through conditions on bail in the community pre-trial

NM Myers, A Leblond - Journal of Criminal Justice, 2024 - Elsevier
Most people accused of a crime are released into the community pending the resolution of
their charges. To manage perceived risk, conditions of release on bail modify and control …

Assessing the Risks of Risk Assessments: Institutional Tensions and Data Driven Judicial Decision-Making in US Pretrial Hearings

S Esthappan - Social Problems, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Risk assessments, which are predictive technologies designed to augment organizational
decision-making processes, are expanding globally. The use of risk assessments may lend …

The bail process is both the trial and the punishment: Surveillance and control without the burden of conviction

NM Myers - Journal of Criminology, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
During the pre-trial process, accused persons are held in custody or released into the
community, often subject to conditions of release. Pre-trial interventions are justified as …

[PDF][PDF] Tipping the Balance: Predictive Algorithms and Institutional Decision-Making in Context

S Zhang - 2024 - simonezhang.com
Predictive algorithms inform institutional decisions about individuals that shape the
distribution of benefits and burdens in society. How do these technologies influence …