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Using Data to Improve the US Justice System
01:46 - 06:41 (04:54)
Data analytics can help improve the US justice system by helping people who are stuck in the system move to lower levels of probation or parole and eventually get out altogether.
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Probation officers in the US are tasked with an almost impossible job that involves managing hundreds of thousands of people on probation, each with different requirements and records scattered across five different databases, leading to people falling through the cracks.
01:46 - 02:53 (01:06)
Summary
Probation officers in the US are tasked with an almost impossible job that involves managing hundreds of thousands of people on probation, each with different requirements and records scattered across five different databases, leading to people falling through the cracks.
ChapterUsing Data to Improve the US Justice System
EpisodeHow bad data traps people in the US justice system | Clementine Jacoby
PodcastTED Talks Daily
Learn about the significance of ensuring successful probation and parole, and how it can help people stay out of the criminal justice system.
02:53 - 05:14 (02:21)
Summary
Learn about the significance of ensuring successful probation and parole, and how it can help people stay out of the criminal justice system. Common sense laws have been passed to aid those who are succeeding to earn their way out without undoing the progress made.
ChapterUsing Data to Improve the US Justice System
EpisodeHow bad data traps people in the US justice system | Clementine Jacoby
PodcastTED Talks Daily
Data can't fix the US justice system, but it can help reduce incarceration, racial disparities, and save taxpayer dollars.
05:14 - 06:41 (01:26)
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Data can't fix the US justice system, but it can help reduce incarceration, racial disparities, and save taxpayer dollars. This can be done by providing leaders in corrections, supervision, and policy-making with accurate data to make informed decisions.