So was Megan Stevenson, an economist and legal scholar at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, who found that a similar risk assessment system in Kentucky hasn't changed the number of prisoners released on bail. (sciencemag.org)
Routine screening for risk factors in pregnancy is one of the major components of prenatal care that is highly recommended, yet few risk assessment systems have a comprehensive view. (semanticscholar.org)
Over the past year, multiple state and local legislatures have considered (and some have passed) bills that reduce reliance on the cash bail system, swapping the money demand for risk assessment systems. (usatoday.com)