tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5958787905552904811..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Dallas County embracing risk assessments for bail, beefing up mental-health response teamsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-73856341254941767222016-12-28T06:24:15.404-06:002016-12-28T06:24:15.404-06:00John, IMO the "junk science" term doesn&...John, IMO the "junk science" term doesn't apply to risk assessments in the same way it does to forensics. They're not being presented to juries as the results of scientific analysis the way white-coated lab techs did on, say, hair or bite mark analysis. In a PRE-trial setting - as opposed to at sentencing, for example - I'm okay with their use because a) judges are already technically making risk assessments re: defendants except that b) really they just rely on bail schedules. If individualized risk assessments make them individually assess bail for each defendant on their own terms, that's a big improvement. Plus, even where risk assessment models have been alleged to produce disparate outcomes, the disparities were LESS than when judges do it. In a pretrial setting, I'm more sanguine about the use of these instruments than you are, certainly in Texas' specific context.<br /><br />@10:15, check with the folks in Dallas. Also, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation may be a good resource for you. Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51348636822827102052016-12-26T10:15:56.397-06:002016-12-26T10:15:56.397-06:00Can I get a copy of your assessment tool and any g...Can I get a copy of your assessment tool and any guidelines you have? I am working at jail in Oklahoma. Utchika@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1328795877294012712016-12-24T08:28:52.580-06:002016-12-24T08:28:52.580-06:00This would be an "Arms length Transaction for...This would be an "Arms length Transaction for me. Junk Science and Weaponized Law Enforcement<br />are a bad mix no matter how you present it.thelawprojecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206266082410766300noreply@blogger.com