Across the nation, judges, probation and parole officers are increasingly using algorithms to assess a criminal defendant’s likelihood of becoming a recidivist – a term used to describe criminals who ...

Because the tool is a "trade secret," there is no way for the public to evaluate whether COMPAS Re-entry makes errors or exhibits systemic bias. Getty Images. Every parole hearing in New York has one ...

A new algorithm aims to assess the likelihood of defendants being treated unfairly in court. The tool considers details that ought to be immaterial to the ruling — such as the judge’s and defendant’s ...