It's compaslicated: The messy relationship between rai datasets and algorithmic fairness benchmarks

M Bao, A Zhou, S Zottola, B Brubach… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Risk assessment instrument (RAI) datasets, particularly ProPublica's COMPAS dataset, are
commonly used in algorithmic fairness papers due to benchmarking practices of comparing …

The state of scientific knowledge regarding factors associated with terrorism.

SL Desmarais, J Simons-Rudolph… - Journal of Threat …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
We conducted a systematic review of the contemporary scientific literature to (a) identify
consensus, where it exists, regarding factors associated with membership in terrorist …

Racist algorithms or systemic problems? Risk assessments and racial disparities

GM Vincent, JL Viljoen - Criminal justice and behavior, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
As recent and historical events attest, racial and ethnic disparities are widely engrained into
the justice system. Recently, scholars and policymakers have raised concerns that risk …

The European database of terrorist offenders (EDT)

D Alberda, N Duits, K van den Bos, AH Ayanian… - Perspectives on …, 2021 - JSTOR
The European Database of Terrorist offenders (EDT) is based on comprehensive judicial
information of convicted or deceased terrorist offenders, including social, psychological and …

Racial bias and LSI-R assessments in probation sentencing and outcomes

EM Lowder, MM Morrison, DG Kroner… - Criminal Justice …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Risk assessments are now implemented in correctional settings across the United States as
an evidence-based strategy to inform sentencing and supervision decisions. Despite …

Age and strengths in a community corrections sample

CD Lloyd, B Perley-Robertson… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Variables conceptualized as strengths are theoretically important for the management of
recidivism risk among juveniles and adults. Although measures of strengths are related to …

Short-term assessment of risk and treatability (START): Rationale, application, and empirical overview

TL Nicholls, K Petersen, M Almond… - Handbook of violence …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) is a structured professional
judgment measure designed to comprehensively assess risk of multiple adverse outcomes …

Reliability Gaps Between Groups in COMPAS Dataset

T Räz - The 2024 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
This paper investigates the inter-rater reliability of risk assessment instruments (RAIs). The
main question is whether different, socially salient groups are affected differently by a lack of …

Principles and practices of risk assessment in mental health jail diversion programs

SL Desmarais, EM Lowder - CNS spectrums, 2020 - cambridge.org
Eligibility criteria for participation in mental health jail diversion programs often specify that,
to be diverted, a candidate must not pose a level of threat to public safety that cannot be …

Predictive bias in pretrial risk assessment: Application of the Public Safety Assessment in a Native American population.

SA Zottola, K Stewart, V Cloud, L Hassett… - Law and human …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Native Americans are vastly overrepresented in US jails and people in rural
communities face unique barriers (eg, limited public transportation and services) that may …