BiasHigh
Justice Department’s Recidivism Risk Algorithm PATTERN Allegedly Caused Persistent Disparities Along Racial Lines
- Occurred
- Jan 26, 2022
- Published
- Jan 26, 2022
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Department of Justice’s inmate-recidivism risk assessment tool was reported to have produced racially uneven results, misclassifying risk levels for inmates of color.
Developers
- United States Department of Justice
Deployers
- United States Department of Justice
Harmed parties
- inmates of color
- Incarcerated people
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Algorithm produced racially disparate outcomes in recidivism risk assessment, triggering DOJ scrutiny.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8