The COMPAS software uses an algorithm to assess potential recidivism risk. Northpointe created risk scales for general and violent recidivism, and for pretrial misconduct.

May 23, 2016 · We set out to assess one of the commercial tools made by Northpointe, Inc. to discover the underlying accuracy of their recidivism algorithm and to test whether the algorithm was biased …

The COMPAS algorithm was created by a professor of statistics, Tim Brennan, and a professional in the corrections industry, Dave Wells, as a tool for “Correctional Offender Management Profiling for …

Feb 9, 2024 · Judges in multiple US states, such as New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, California, and Florida, receive a prediction of defendants’ recidivism risk, generated by the COMPAS algorithm.

Jun 19, 2025 · COMPAS is a proprietary algorithm used by judges and parole officers across several U.S. states. Its purpose? To assess a defendant’s likelihood of re-offending, or recidivism risk. It...

You may have already read about the COMPAS algorithm in the original article at ProPublica. Our goal today is to reproduce some of the main findings of this article and set the stage for a more systematic …

When most defendants are booked in jail, they respond to a COMPAS questionnaire. Their answers are fed into the COMPAS software to generate several scores including predictions of “Risk of …

This thesis uses the COMPAS algorithm as a case study to investigate the role of algorithmic risk assessments in human decision-making.

By examining the various analytical approaches proposed to address the COMPAS algorithm’s fairness, this paper underscores the limitations and challenges inherent in each methodology.

Through a case study of Northpointe, Inc.’s COMPAS recidivism prediction algorithm focusing on its use in the state of New York, these requirements are contextualized in relation to various features of the …