In designing risk assessment algorithms, many scholars promote a “kitchen sink” approach, reasoning that more information yields more…
Automated Court Date Reminders Reduce Warrants for Arrest: Evidence from a Text Messaging Experiment
Millions of people in the U.S. every year are required to attend mandatory court dates as their cases proceed through the criminal legal…
At several points in history, politicians and commentators have proposed adding seats to the Supreme Court to accomplish partisan ends. We…
Algorithmically optimizing the provision of limited resources is commonplace across domains from healthcare to lending. Optimization can…
The editors at Contemporary Political Theory (CPT) are delighted to present this Critical Exchange, which is the text of Jane Mansbridge's…
A potential voter must incur a number of costs in order to successfully cast an in-person ballot, including the costs associated with…
Systemic racism is deeply embedded in U.S. healthcare and economic systems and remains pervasive in social policies and organizational…
Reading these essays gave me a thrill of excitement like the one I felt on hearing that the #MeToo movement had extended even into China.…
After arrest, criminal defendants are often detained before trial to mitigate potential risks to public safety. There is widespread concern…
Conspiratorial beliefs can endanger individuals and societies by increasing the likelihood of harmful behaviors such as the flouting of…