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The Computer Got It Wrong: Facial Recognition Technology And Establishing Probable Cause To Arrest, T.J. Benedict
The Computer Got It Wrong: Facial Recognition Technology And Establishing Probable Cause To Arrest, T.J. Benedict
Washington and Lee Law Review
Facial recognition technology (FRT) is a popular tool among police, who use it to identify suspects using photographs or still-images from videos. The technology is far from perfect. Recent studies highlight that many FRT systems are less effective at identifying people of color, women, older people, and children. These race, gender, and age biases arise because FRT is often “trained” using non-diverse faces. As a result, police have wrongfully arrested Black men based on mistaken FRT identifications. This Note explores the intersection of facial recognition technology and probable cause to arrest.
Courts rarely, if ever, examine FRT’s role in establishing …
The Meaning Of A Misdemeanor In A Post-Ferguson World: Evaluating The Reliability Of Prior Conviction Evidence, John D. King
The Meaning Of A Misdemeanor In A Post-Ferguson World: Evaluating The Reliability Of Prior Conviction Evidence, John D. King
Scholarly Articles
Despite evidence that America’s low-level courts are overburdened, unreliable, and structurally biased, sentencing judges continue to uncritically consider a defendant’s criminal history in fashioning an appropriate punishment. Misdemeanor courts lack many of the procedural safeguards that are thought to ensure accuracy and reliability. As with other stages of the criminal justice system, people of color and poor people are disproportionately burdened with the inaccuracies of the misdemeanor system.
This Article examines instances in which sentencing courts have looked behind the mere fact of a prior conviction and assessed whether that prior conviction offered any meaningful insight for the subsequent sentence. …
Chambers V. Mississippi: The Hearsay Rule And Racial Evaluations Of Credibility, Andrew Elliot Carpenter
Chambers V. Mississippi: The Hearsay Rule And Racial Evaluations Of Credibility, Andrew Elliot Carpenter
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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Johnson V. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County, California, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Johnson V. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County, California, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Supreme Court Case Files
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Bibbs V. Block: Standard Of Causation And Burden Of Proof In An Individual Disparate Treatment Action Under Title Vii
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Georgia V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Georgia V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Supreme Court Case Files
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