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Lightning Talk: Findings and Insights from the National Institute of Justice Recidivism Forecasting Challenge

Thu, Nov 17, 11:00am to 12:20pm, L404, Lobby Level

Session Submission Type: Lightning Talk Session

Abstract/Description

In 2021, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) held a data challenge, inviting participants to predict recidivism for a group of Georgia parolees. NIJ offered awards for the teams who were most accurate in predicting recidivism overall, for male individuals on parole, for female individuals on parole, and for the predictions with the least amount of racial bias. This session highlights what was learned from this data challenge with speakers from the National Institute of Justice, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, and five of the winning teams.

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