Justice Using Data Guided Evidence & Science (JUDGES): linking criminal justice research with criminal justice decision makers, curated by one Wisconsin judge
Madison, Wisconsin
Joined December 2019
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@Judges_CH aspires to collect & share sound criminal justice research with criminal justice decision makers, to provide a translational link between academics & practitioners, a bridge from classrooms to courtrooms. As a conduit only, RT or Follow does not imply endorsement.
JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
Super interesting and important paper, not only bc it measures the effect of cash bail (as an incentive to show up in court), but also bc it shows that a *huge* and controversial cash bail reform in Philly had *zero* effect on pretrial detention. Change is hard!
JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied:
"Does Cash Bail Deter Misconduct?" by @AurelieOuss & @MeganTStevenson
aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
You can find the full paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
Making some FAccT / ethical AI / algorithmic fairness meeting bingo cards. What should I put on them? So far I've got...
JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
How "risky" does someone need to be to justify pretrial detention under current law? @sandy_mayson and I lay out the legal & empirical framework to answer this. We show that jail is so harmful that virtually no one is "dangerous" enough to warrant it. 1/
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Research Roundup: Lead Exposure Causes Crime - Niskanen Center from @jenniferdoleac niskanencenter.org/research-…
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@AurelieOuss & @MeganTStevenson also "show that discretionary [criminal justice] reforms dilute impacts and can lead to racial disparities in implementation." #JudgesTwitter
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New Cash Bail & Racial Disparities research from @AurelieOuss & @MeganTStevenson: "We find no evidence that financial collateral has a deterrent effect on failure to appear or pretrial crime." #JudgesTwitter but also sending direct to courthouse colleagues
I want to share a methodological approach that @aouss and I used in our (newly revised!) paper on cash bail. It’s a method of identifying racial disparities in policy implementation that I think might be useful to others. (Long thread) 1/
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JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
I want to share a methodological approach that @aouss and I used in our (newly revised!) paper on cash bail. It’s a method of identifying racial disparities in policy implementation that I think might be useful to others. (Long thread) 1/
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
Prosecuting misdemeanor offenses makes us less safe - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
There it is! Our baby is out in the world! Can’t wait to hear what y’all think. #EconTwitter
New working paper!!
“Misdemeanor Prosecution”
w @jenniferdoleac and @annalilharvey
nber.org/papers/w28600
JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
The first analysis of its kind in the country finds not prosecuting lower-level misdemeanors cut by 58% the subsequent arrests of those individuals, powerful support for policies of Boston @DARollins and other reform-minded prosecutors. @MarshallProj commonwealthmagazine.org/cri…
JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
This is an excellent discussion of my new study w @AmandaYAgan & @annalilharvey, featuring @DARollins herself. If you're curious about the context & politics surrounding prosecution reform, and how our research fits into that debate, take a listen:
wbur.org/radioboston/2021/03…
JUDGES Clearinghouse, via Judge Nicholas McNamara retweeted
New working paper!!
“Misdemeanor Prosecution”
w @jenniferdoleac and @annalilharvey
nber.org/papers/w28600
Here’s a great summary and piece on its own from David Epstein & Daniel Epstein in Slate.com today.
False Conviction slate.com/news-and-politics/…
As “gatekeepers” of all this in court, it’s probably a good idea for judges (#JudgesTwitter) to at least try to understand these crucial findings about validation claims:
(Mis)use of scientific measurements in forensic science sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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After a Twitter break given COVID-19 news, the urgency of #BlackLivesMatter awareness & the noise of 2020 campaigns, the day after Thanksgiving is a good time to return to sharing research with #JudgesTwitter & this great work from @AurelieOuss is exactly what we need to know.
I'm so excited that my paper is out! Main result: I find that when costs of incarceration are internalized by the entity choosing punishment (which is not typical in the US), incarceration is lower, without detectable effects on crime.
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Profound, clear reflections on responsible use of algorithms from @dgrobinson: “Appeciating the limits of people-judging algorithms won’t force us to reject such systems outright. It will empower us to use them responsibly.” #judgestwitter should take a few minutes to read this!
Algorithms — rules expressed in numbers — often change the stories we tell about who people are. How can we understand that power, and use it for good? I reflect in a new piece for @radar, starting with the story of my own birth. oreilly.com/radar/reclaiming…
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