So if you think about what that means, the algorithm, if you've trained on a lot of historical data, what it will do is given a new set Recidivism , by the way, is coming back to jail.
So if you think about what that means, the algorithm, if you've trained on a lot of historical data, what it will do is given a new set Recidivism risk scores are given to judges when they sentence criminal defendants.
And I'm pointing at Bob. The recidivism rate stays high because nobody knows who we are, because nobody gives us a chance.
So the EITs are having the same experience that you're having in terms of multiple epiphanies from them and how you engage. But recidivism , meaning you're going to go back to jail once you're released, that rate is very high, normally.
So if you think about what that means, the algorithm, if you've trained on a lot of historical data, what it will do is given a new set So recidivism risk is the risk somebody comes back to jail.
in theory, the rate of recidivism . So what does recidivism mean? You committed a crime.
e.g., better recognition of dark-skinned faces." And what that is acknowledging right there is that that product went to market not as So it provides criminal recidivism scoring.
So we have a retributive system based on Victorian ideals where we think people deserve to be punished. And our recidivism rate is hovering around 50% that is reoffending. In Norway it's 20%.
So if you think about what that means, the algorithm, if you've trained on a lot of historical data, what it will do is given a new set The most commonly used recidivism risk algorithm is called the LSIR.
So if you think about what that means, the algorithm, if you've trained on a lot of historical data, what it will do is given a new set The intention of this recidivism stuff was to make judges more objective and less racist.
So if you think about what that means, the algorithm, if you've trained on a lot of historical data, what it will do is given a new set If we made those recidivism risk algorithms actually not racist, then that would definitely be better than the current judges.
David: Yeah. >>Kamala Harris: So one of the issues that has come up that-that is a kind of high profile issue on this point, it-it-it relates to children of the recidivism rate, 70 percent recidivate within three years of their release in California.
I'll confess mine. I think we need to talk about these things very seriously. It turns out rates of recidivism are just insanely high and partly because there's just no opportunity.
because they have served their time. Within three years of their release, 70 percent reoffend. The word for that is recidivism . Seventy percent recidivate. It's the highest recidivism rate in the country. So I think what is obvious about this is that anything with a seven out of ten failure rate is demanding some reconfiguration.
What's the concern with that and what are we seeing now that is happening? Yeah. So recidivism predictions, we know now that very simple models that just look at two or three variables-- typical age and gender and previous convictions-- do as well than any other complex and black box models.
So these algorithms would look at the profile of a defendant and then, based on historical data, come up with various risk scores-- for example, a recidivism score that would predict the likelihood that this person would reoffend. And that information would be used by judges to make sentencing decisions, parole officers to make parole decisions, and so on.
And I'm pointing at Bob. And I feel like the way to lower the recidivism rate is for people to get to know who we are.
And I'm pointing at Bob. So if you guys want to lower the recidivism rate in Colorado, get to know some criminals who want to change.
It's just really sad. And education has been shown to dramatically reduce recidivism rates. So, like, nationally, we have recidivism rates now, which are just horrendous, if you look at the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
The average cost of a year of therapeutic aftercare in the US is $172,000. And sadly, recidivism rate, so being re-trafficked-- the estimates are 70% of victims who are rescued are re-trafficked at least once.
So if you think about what that means, the algorithm, if you've trained on a lot of historical data, what it will do is given a new set So the next example also in the criminal justice system is recidivism risk.
Most of the inmates didn't know what the hell was going on. highly on a checklist that would imply a greater-than-average recidivism rate.
Yeah. And we are seeing more and more that there are areas that are decidedly not stable. And I think your book highlights things like medical health analysis and prison recidivism analysis, where we basically are taking these AI applications and placing them in these scenarios.
And this is a really, really interesting issue where a private company was charged with building a system that could predict, in theory, the rate of recidivism . So what does recidivism mean?
e.g., better recognition of dark-skinned faces." And what that is acknowledging right there is that that product went to market not as Because Bernard was labeled a 10-- the highest risk there is for recidivism .
your money where your mouth is like you helped my time at CBS even news um launched my career to go to spend four at a program like that which is really helping people decreasing the recidivism rate helping people make a transition
So if you think about what that means, the algorithm, if you've trained on a lot of historical data, what it will do is given a new set Like, if you're a higher risk of recidivism , you get put in jail longer.
And I'd been in and out of this juvenile hall quite a bit from, I think I was about 11 years old the first time I got arrested. And just kept getting in trouble and this sort of cycle of recidivism and in and out of the court system and juvenile hall.
David: Yeah. >>Kamala Harris: So one of the issues that has come up that-that is a kind of high profile issue on this point, it-it-it relates to children area of focus which would yield huge rewards is to focus on the issue of recidivism , and in particular, re-entering former offenders and doing what we can to reduce the likelihood
Black defendants, yes, have typically had higher recidivism rates because of historical
TARAJI P. HENSON: The mission is to work with the recidivism in prison systems.
So what are some things that we can do? Education, when put in a carceral space, dramatically reduces recidivism rates by 43% on average. So if we reinstated Pell Grants to prisoners across the nation, invested in more programs where there were post-secondary programs, particularly vocational skills, then these people who are inside
But like we're saying, if you do the recidivism , a lot of them slip right back because the pressure is just too much when they're back in their communities.
So if you think about what that means, the algorithm, if you've trained on a lot of historical data, what it will do is given a new set CATHY O'NEIL: And by the way, I still don't think recidivism risk being high shouldn't necessarily mean you go to jail longer.
David: Yeah. >>Kamala Harris: So one of the issues that has come up that-that is a kind of high profile issue on this point, it-it-it relates to children I rarely use the word "rehabilitation". I talked about "reduction of recidivism " 'cause it just lost its-its-its true meaning. It became soft on crime. It became, let me tell
are actually going on. And understanding why we have 70% recidivism rates in this country.
70% of men and some large percentage of women fantasize about murder, and I also read that you wrote that recidivism for homicide is only 1 to 3%.
People aren't going to go out and murder again. So that is... That's a really low risk in terms of recidivism , actually. And high risk are things like
No, it protects you. Yeah. And I think one of the other things that you highlight in your book about this specific recidivism algorithm is that, when you have these black boxes and you have these unexplainable systems, it's very difficult to understand where biases in the data are being emphasized
And I'm pointing at Bob. But I think, Ronnie, that's a perfect segue to what I'd like for the final question to be is what can the community do to solve this issue of recidivism ,
rate. It's about two years old, the project, so they're only the first people coming out, and for now the recidivism rate is really low.
And education has been shown to dramatically reduce recidivism rates. So, like, nationally, we have recidivism rates now, which are just horrendous, if you look at the Bureau of Justice Statistics. After a nine-year period of people like ourselves coming home, 83% of us get rearrested within that nine-year period.
I think is extremely powerful. And again, there's research to back it up, where recidivism rates go down, but also just anecdotally, anyone that I know that's had some type education in the system is employed.
So the EITs are having the same experience that you're having in terms of multiple epiphanies from them and how you engage. Yeah. 70% in-- I think it's in California, maybe US, 70% recidivism within five years for people
And at a time when countless research shows us that access to education can be one of the greatest determining factors in a reduced recidivism
your Charlie Rose interview, which was last year -- Yeah. Last year. >>JENNIFER: Umm, you were talking about the recidivism rate for Sing Sing and it's -- >>DORIS: Oh, boy. Well, you have to first
Let's put it that way. And so we try not to make mistakes. But yeah. Recidivism rate across the country in state
inhibition on a biochemical drive. And that biochemical drive is going on 24/7. How long do you think you can keep that up? That's the recidivism of obesity right there. It
David: Yeah. >>Kamala Harris: So one of the issues that has come up that-that is a kind of high profile issue on this point, it-it-it relates to children Right? >>David: Um-hum. Kamala Harris: So we have to have meaningful criminal justice policy to deal with this issue of recidivism to reduce the burden on our criminal justice system which is costing