National Institute of Justice AI Articles Series

 

Via press release, March 16, 2021.

NIJ has released a four-part series on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Criminal Justice System.

Through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, NIJ has made available the following final technical reports (these reports are the result of NIJ-funded projects but were not published by the U.S. Department of Justice).

The third article in the series specifically discusses AI in the criminal courts.

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The articles are:

Title: Artificial Intelligence in the Criminal Justice System: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence, its Applications, and Potential Risks
Authors: James Redden, Molly O'Donovan Dix
Annotation: This first in a series of four technology briefs that explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the criminal justice system defines AI and common AI terms, and provides a mental model for identifying cases of AI use in the criminal justice system.
Links: Summary & Full Document (pdf, 10 pages)

Title: Artificial Intelligence Applications in Law Enforcement: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence Applications and Considerations for State and Local Law Enforcement
Authors: James Redden, Brian Aagaard, Travis Taniguchi
Annotation: This second in a series of four technology briefs that examine artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the criminal justice system focuses on AI applications currently used by law enforcement agencies, provides frameworks for evaluating AI applications, and summarizes risks to consider when deploying AI systems.
Links: Summary & Full Document (pdf, 10 pages)

Title: Artificial Intelligence Applications for Criminal Courts: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence Applications for Prosecutors and Associated Considerations for the Criminal Court System
Authors: James Redden, Duren Banks
Annotation: This third in a series of four technology briefs on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the criminal justice system present an overview of AI applications and associated considerations for the criminal courts system, with an emphasis on AI’s role in addressing prosecutorial needs.
Links: Summary & Full Document (pdf, 11 pages)

Title: Artificial Intelligence in Corrections: An Overview of AI Applications and Considerations for Systems Administrators a Policy Makers
Authors: James Redden, Christopher Inkpen Ph.D., Matthew DeMichele Ph.D.
Annotation: This technology brief, the fourth and last in a series of briefs on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in criminal justice, it provides an overview of AI applications and considerations for correction's system administrators and policymakers.
Links: Summary & Full Document (pdf, 8 pages)