The Council on Criminal Justice today released this notable report put together following a summer convening of researchers and various stakeholdersto discuss the potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence for criminal justice systems. Here is part of the report’s introduction:
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has implications for every sector of society, including the criminal justice system. As AI tools for investigation, adjudication, prioritization, analysis, and decision-making proliferate and evolve, understanding their potential benefits and risks becomes increasingly important.
In June 2024, the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) convened a group of experts and stakeholders to discuss the implications of AI for the U.S. criminal justice system. The meeting brought together a diverse group of three dozen leading stakeholders from across ideologies, disciplines, and sectors of the system — policymakers, practitioners, researchers, technologists, and advocates — for two days of discussion and the examination of three use cases. The event was hosted by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center at the Stanford University School of Law….
The key goal of the convening was to jump-start a national conversation about how to integrate AI into criminal justice in ways that promote justice, efficiency, and effectiveness and avoid exacerbating existing problems or creating new ones. This report summarizes key themes from the convening.