Christopher T. Lowenkamp
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View article: Understanding racial disparities in pretrial detention recommendations to shape policy reform
Understanding racial disparities in pretrial detention recommendations to shape policy reform Open
Research Summary Federal pretrial services and probation officers assess defendants and make influential recommendations that defendants be either released or detained, based on their threat to community safety and risk of flight. To infor…
View article: Replication and Extension of the Lucas County PSA Project
Replication and Extension of the Lucas County PSA Project Open
This report presents findings related to impacts associated with criminal justice improvements underway in Lucas County, Ohio. The current report, however, focuses on impacts related to one of Lucas County’s initiatives - the use of the Pu…
View article: Age, Risk Assessment, and Sanctioning: Overestimating the Old, Underestimating the Young
Age, Risk Assessment, and Sanctioning: Overestimating the Old, Underestimating the Young Open
While many extoll the potential contribution of risk assessment to reducing the human and fiscal costs of mass incarceration without increasing crime, others adamantly oppose the incorporation of risk assessment in sanctioning. The princip…
View article: Evidence for Risk Estimate Precision: Implications for Individual Risk Communication
Evidence for Risk Estimate Precision: Implications for Individual Risk Communication Open
Actuarial risk assessment instruments using well‐established predictor variables measured at the individual level (e.g., age, criminal history, psychopathy) discriminate well between recidivists and non‐recidivists across diverse samples. …