Legal briefs: Predictive technology stirs debate

Legal briefs: Predictive technology stirs debate

2.12.2020

By Patrick Connelly

The Buffalo Law Journal mentioned NYSBA’s Task Force on the Parole System.

Predictive technology and algorithms are being used in various places to decide how likely someone released from prison may be to commit another crime.

The New York Times recently detailed the trend.

In some places, similar technology is used to predict crime in general.