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> sentences are heavily dependent on judges' discretion and ad-hoc and unscientific consideration of various factors. Sure, but they are put out in the open, a
by nickysielicki 10y ago
> sentences are heavily dependent on judges' discretion and ad-hoc and unscientific consideration of various factors.
Sure, but they are put out in the open, and the judge does justify it in some written account, so that it can be referenced when challenged in an appeals court.
What answer should be given to someone who is given a sentence based on this algorithm and challenges it?
"Well, the algorithm said so, and studies say that it's pretty accurate, and we don't know how it came to this particular rating of you, so you're shit out of luck?"
- ahartman00 10y agoAnd the studies are closed as well. edit: since i cant reply to hackuser below, here is a quote from the article: "Company officials say the algorithm’s results are backed by research, but they are tight-lipped about its details. "
- hackuser 10y agoInteresting. Does it say that in the article? EDIT: ahartman00: I'm not sure why you don't see the reply link, but another option is the click the time ('x minutes/hours ago'), and you can reply there. Regarding that quote, I thought it meant they were tight-lipped about the algorithm, not the research, but I see that it's ambiguous.
- nickysielicki 10y agoI'm not sure that's true: http://criminology.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Validation-of-the-COMPAS-Risk-Assessment-Classification-Instrument.pdf http://criminology.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Validation-of-...