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Technology’S Influence On Federal Sentencing: Past, Present, And Future, Matthew G. Rowland
Technology’S Influence On Federal Sentencing: Past, Present, And Future, Matthew G. Rowland
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
The comprehensive reforms that govern today’s federal sentencing processes were fashioned nearly forty years ago. Those reforms were designed to address concerns regarding the effectiveness, transparency, and fairness of the preexisting indeterminant sentencing system. Today, criticisms are mounting against the very reforms that were once held out to save the sentencing process. The more determinant system is being accused of being biased against minorities, overly harsh, and costly.
This Article explores how the criminal justice system might look to technology and build on the practical experience from the indeterminant and determinant systems. Tools such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help …