I can only speak about San Francisco Pretrial Services, but they use the PSA Tool by the Arnold Foundation https://www.psapretrial.org/about/factors https://www

I can only speak about San Francisco Pretrial Services, but they use the PSA Tool by the Arnold Foundation https://www.psapretrial.org/about/factors https://www.psapretrial.org/about/factors On paper, a ML approach to calculating risk of recidivism can make sense if you consider it as a silicon-based approximation of the criminal brain in making totally rational self-serving responses. One caveat: even if you have a perfect ML system... never forget the 'human factor' when using these tools. A single fat-finger by a clerk in San Francisco lead to the release of a defendant who went on to commit murder in 2017. https://abc7news.com/details-of-mistaken-release-of-sf-twin-peaks-murder-suspect-revealed/2312248/ https://abc7news.com/details-of-mistaken-release-of-sf-twin-...