Many scholars, engineers, and policymakers believe that algorithmic fairness requires disregarding information about certain…
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…
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Jurisdictions across the country, including the federal government through its recently enacted First Step Act, have begun using…
Algorithmic decision-making can lead to discrimination against legally protected groups, but measuring such discrimination is often…
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Reducing pre-trial detention by eliminating cash bail would generate significant economic returns for accused individuals and likely also…
The First Amendment guarantees some of the most fundamental rights provided to Americans under the Constitution. The right to free…