Giving Compass' Take:

· This report from the MacArthur Foundation takes a look at the impact of pretrial risk assessment instruments on incarceration reduction.

· What are pretrial risk assessment tools and how are they being used? What are some concerns associated with the implication of these instruments?

· Read more about pretrial risk assessment tools and the risks associated with them.

An issue brief from University of Virginia, School of Law examines the civil rights implications of pretrial risk assessment tools and their role in reducing incarceration. It gives an overview of concerns and common challenges and highlights strategies to address them. The brief as well as a previously-released pretrial risk assessment primer, both from grantee University of Virginia, School of Law, is part of the MacArthur-supported Pretrial Risk Management Project and efforts to invest in independent research and analysis on risk assessment instruments.

Read the full article about implications of risk assessment tools by David G. Robinson and Logan Koepke at the MacArthur Foundation.