Technology is taking another leap forward in community corrections. Trying to keep the public safe while still allowing the early release of some inmates has been a modified form of Russian roulette to some degree. Enter the computer.
A statistician developed a program that is said to enable the ability to take information about a person who is being considered for probation and determine if he/she is likely to to rob, assault, or commit a homicide while on probation.
You may be surprised to learn that race is a non-factor. Read the article to learn the pros and cons of this new system.
The unanswered question is what to do about someone who is shown to be extremely likely to commit a homicide or assault but legally must be paroled. Can a law be passed that is computer dependent?
Would the computer be any more or less likely to predict than a psychologist or psychiatrist who must determine if an individual should be released from a mental facility?
This is the link to the article which may not be available for more than a day or two.
The information may well surprise you as it did me.
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