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Can Big Data Help Dispense Justice?

A debate within the American judicial system is focusing on the growing use of data-driven predictions about future crime risks in shaping sentencing guidelines. According to reports this summer, at least 20 states have Read more…

AG Says Big Data Can Reform Sentencing Rules

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder detailed a "Smart on Crime" initiative during an August 1 speech to a group of criminal defense attorneys that includes a "data-driven reforms" designed to fix the nation's sentencing gu Read more…