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Social Computing Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems and the Machine Learning Group at the University of Cambridge .
In this survey, you will be shown 3 sets of questions about 9 features that can be used to predict the risk of recidivism of offenders.
Features are measurable properties of a phenomenon that is being observed.
For offenders, those features can be their race, gender and data about their previous offenses.
Based on the values of these features, the offenders are subsequently classified as having a high risk , medium risk or low risk of recidivism.
For each of the 9 features, you will have to answer whether you believe it is fair unfair
Do you believe it is fair unfair
Do you believe it is fair unfair age Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair gender Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair race Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair degree current arrest charge Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair precise description current arrest charge Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number prior offenses Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number juvenile felony offenses Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number juvenile misdemeanor offenses Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number other juvenile offenses Select Fair Not fair Don't know
When these features are used in the process of estimating offenders' risk of recidivism, black people are more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people fair unfair
Do you believe it is fair unfair age if it makes black people more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair gender if it makes black people more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair race if it makes black people more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair degree current arrest charge if it makes black people more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair precise description current arrest charge if it makes black people more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number prior offenses if it makes black people more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number juvenile felony offenses if it makes black people more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number juvenile misdemeanor offenses if it makes black people more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number other juvenile offenses if it makes black people more likely to be assessed as having a higher risk of recidivism than white people Select Fair Not fair Don't know
Using these features makes the risk estimation process more accurate fair unfair
Do you believe it is fair unfair age if it makes the estimation more accurate Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair gender if it makes the estimation more accurate Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair race if it makes the estimation more accurate Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair degree current arrest charge if it makes the estimation more accurate Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair precise description current arrest charge if it makes the estimation more accurate Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number prior offenses if it makes the estimation more accurate Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number juvenile felony offenses if it makes the estimation more accurate Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number juvenile misdemeanor offenses if it makes the estimation more accurate Select Fair Not fair Don't know Do you believe it is fair unfair number other juvenile offenses if it makes the estimation more accurate Select Fair Not fair Don't know