northpointe

This Program That Judges Use to Predict Future Crimes Seems Racist as Hell

Andy Cush · 05/23/16 07:47AM

Criminal court systems across the country are using Northpointe, a Minority Report-esque algorithm designed to predict an offender’s likelihood to commit another crime in the future, to aid decisions about things like eligibility for bail and jail-diversion programs. Unfortunately, just like many non-algorithmic elements of the justice system, Northpointe seems to have a thing against black people.