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Predictive bias in pretrial risk assessment: Application of the Public Safety Assessment in a Native American population.

Samantha A ZottolaKamiya StewartViolette CloudLiz HassettSarah L Desmarais
Published in: Law and human behavior (2024)
Our findings raise concerns regarding the use of PSA scores to inform pretrial decisions related to risk for failure to appear in rural communities and among Native American people. They also highlight concerns regarding reliance on static factors as well as the need for research on the validity of pretrial risk assessments in these populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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