Fairness in Ohio criminal court sentencing depends on data collection
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Can a spreadsheet improve fairness and justice in sentencing in Ohio courts? Some judges say yes
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I am so very pleased to report on that the latest issue of the
Federal Sentencing Reporter is now available online here. This issue is titled Making Sense of Sentencing Data and it has a number of terrific articles from an array of authors examining sentencing data issues from a number of perspectives. I highly encourage everyone to check out the full issue, and here is a list of the original articles in this FSR issue:
Deciphering Data by Steven L. Chanenson & Douglas A. Berman
Mapping The Modern Sentencing Data Landscape From the Bird’s Eye: The Sixth Circuit’s Efforts to Breathe Life into Substantive Reasonableness Review by Xiao Wang
Perspectives By
Justice Michael Donnelly and Judge Pierre Bergeron | January 24, 2021, 8:02 PM EST
On the heels of nationwide calls to address systemic racism and inequality, sitting judges shed light on the disparities that exist in the justice system and how to guard against bias in
Justice Michael Donnelly
Judge Pierre Bergeron
Our modern life is driven by data. What company would try to increase profitability without fully considering its volume of sales and margins? Or what scientist evaluating a COVID-19 vaccine would sign off on its effectiveness without poring over the results of the clinical trials?
But for those of us who serve or practice in state courts, we know the unfortunate reality that the court systems lag far behind in data collection. Although many might find this hard to believe in a society awash with data, state court systems often lack basic data on important criminal justice metrics.