STPP

@STPP_UM

Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program including educational, research, and public/policy engagement efforts @fordschool @umich. STPP Director @ShobitaP

Ann Arbor, MI

stpp.fordschool.umich.edu

Joined September 2016

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STPP
@STPP_UM
Jul 11, 2023
Excited to share this new article in @BostonReview from @ShobitaP, "Can Innovation Serve the Public Good?" helping us to imagine more collaborative and equitable processes for technological innovation.
Can Innovation Serve the Public Good?
From bostonreview.net
STPP
@STPP_UM
May 11, 2023
“Most defendants fail to appear in court due to minor inconveniences: they missed the bus, could not arrange childcare or time off work, or were subject to a clerical error or schedule misunderstanding.” @embermc bit.ly/3LtLkps
STPP
@STPP_UM
May 9, 2023
As we describe in our policy brief, we have serious concerns with the ability of pretrial risk assessment tools to generate accurate, valid, reliable, and unbiased outcomes and to address root causes of pretrial violence and flight risk. @embermc bit.ly/3LtLkps
STPP
@STPP_UM
May 4, 2023
“By relying on biased data and focusing on negative outcomes, pretrial risk assessment tools do not accurately predict pretrial violence or flight risk,” our recent policy brief determined. @embermc bit.ly/3LtLkps
STPP
@STPP_UM
May 3, 2023
Risk assessment tools are often mischaracterized as objective tech that removes human biases from decision-making processes, but they can replicate the same inequities that bail reform seeks to resolve. @embermc bit.ly/3LtLkps