"There's a bunch of interesting questions around uses of AI and machine learning in the criminal-justice system," says Professor Ed Felten, director of Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy, who cites controversial risk-assessment algorithms used by some states in making sentencing and probation decisions.
Stigma and mental health knowledge are of special concern in the context of probation as decisions about risk assessment and management are often made on the basis of probationer-officer interactions, which can be influenced by officers' knowledge about and stigma towards mental illnesses (Eno Louden et al. 2008; Eno Louden and Skeem 2013).
To identify factors that drive probation service decisions on where offenders will serve their community order so as to identify potential selection bias and confounders as well as the most appropriate ways to collect data on these factors.
Courts ruled that "the decision for probation was reached based on the determination that no security risks exist today".
Decisions about probation, he noted, ultimately rest in the hands of judges, not prosecutors.
By next December the UK is supposed to have adopted mutual recognition of other states' decisions on probation, bail, the transfer of prisoners, and the suspending of individuals' finances.
We asked for documents, mathematical descriptions, data, validation assessments, contracts and source code related to algorithms used in criminal justice, such as for parole and probation, bail or sentencing decisions.
Some advocates for prison reform questioned the city's decision to arm probation officers.
Within 10 days of receiving a decision of departmental probation or termination from the program, students have the right of a formal appeal in writing to the Department Chair.
Since the decision to privatise probation, the government has received criticism from all sides.
