Graduation Year
2021
Date of Submission
12-2021
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy
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Professor Gabrielle Johnson
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2021 Jun Chung
Abstract
Ever since the heated debate between Equivant and ProPublica about Equivant's risk assessment platform, COMPAS, people have been questioning the ethics of using algorithms in the criminal justice domain. The criminal justice system needs a decision-making framework that can combat discrimination but can machine learning programs deliver? Can these risk assessment platforms possibly replace social democracy with lines of code? By diving into the nature of inductive reasoning, this paper discusses why algorithms cannot possibly replace human decision-making in the courtroom.
Recommended Citation
Chung, Jun, "Can Machine Learning fix the racism in the Criminal Justice System?" (2021). CMC Senior Theses. 2877.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2877
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
