Cohort bias in predictive risk assessments of future criminal justice system involvement

Affiliations

¹ Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Chicago, IL 60637.
² Department of Computer Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
³ Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Chicago, IL 60637.

Comment

Jens Ludwig et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023.

. 2023 Jun 13;120(24):e2307285120.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.2307285120. Epub 2023 May 31.

¹ Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Chicago, IL 60637.
² Department of Computer Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
³ Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Chicago, IL 60637.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interest.

Cohort bias in predictive risk assessments of future criminal justice system involvement.
Montana E, Nagin DS, Neil R, Sampson RJ. Montana E, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Jun 6;120(23):e2301990120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2301990120. Epub 2023 May 30. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023. PMID: 37252970 Free PMC article.

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