Racial and ethnic disparity is a pervasive characteristic of the American criminal justice system. Criminal justice stakeholders must seriously consider concerns about racial disparity, as well as the empirical evidence and policy implications surrounding the issue, to determine the future direction of risk assessment practices.
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Racial Equity and Criminal Justice Risk Assessment (2021)
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