Holder Cautions on Risk of Bias in Big Data Use in Criminal Justice

Associated Press

WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder warned Friday that a new generation of data-driven criminal justice programs could adversely affect poor and minority groups, saying such efforts need to be studied further before they are used to sentence suspects. In a speech in Philadelphia to a gathering of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Mr. Holder cautioned that while such data tools hold promise, they also pose potential dangers.

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/08/01/holder-cautions-on-risk-of-bias-in-big-data-use-in-criminal-justice/?mod=smallbusiness

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