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RISK, RACE, AND RECIDIVISM: PREDICTIVE BIAS AND DISPARATE IMPACT*

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SKEEM, JENNIFER L., LOWENKAMP, CHRISTOPHER T.·2016·Criminology

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One way to unwind mass incarceration without compromising public safety is to use risk assessment instruments in sentencing and corrections. Although these instruments figure prominently in current reforms, critics argue that benefits in crime control will be offset by an adverse effect on racial minorities. Based on a sample of 34,794 federal offenders, we examine the relationships among race, risk assessment [the Post Conviction Risk Assessment (PCRA)], and future arrest. First, application of well‐established principles of psychological science revealed little evidence of test bias for the PCRA—the instrument strongly predicts arrest for both Black and White offenders, and a given score has essentially the same meaning—that is, the same probability of recidivism—across groups. Second, Black offenders obtain higher average PCRA scores than do White offenders (d = .34; 13.5 percent nonoverlap in groups’ scores), so some applications could create disparate impact. Third, most (66 percent) of the racial difference in PCRA scores is attributable to criminal history—which is already embedded in sentencing guidelines. Finally, criminal history is not a proxy for race, but instead it mediates the relationship between race and future arrest. Data are more helpful than rhetoric if the goal is to improve practice at this opportune moment in history.

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Authors: SKEEM, J. L., & LOWENKAMP, C. T.
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley (US)
United States Courts (US)
Corresponding author: SKEEM, JENNIFER L.
ORCID: SKEEM, JENNIFER L.
LOWENKAMP, CHRISTOPHER T.
Venue: Criminology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2016-11
Volume: 54
Issue: 4
Pages: 680-712
ISSN: 0011-1384 (ISSN-L)
1745-9125
DOI: 10.1111/1745-9125.12123
OpenAlex: W2546836975
Semantic Scholar: de4710c8041180b968ada83c5bc4262232953e8f
Cited by: 317
References: 96
Citations by year: 2026: 23 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 7
FWCI: 35.80
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
doi.org
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 2 d)
Locations: Criminology (publishedVersion)
SSRN Electronic Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Keywords: risk assessment tools, predictive bias, indirect discrimination, recidivism, race, criminal history, federal offenders, mass incarceration, sentencing guidelines

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