Law, Order, & Algorithms: A Computational Approach to Criminal Justice Reform
Sharad Goel, professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses how criminal justice reform can be approached using computer science in this recorded webinar. Professor Goel's work focuses on addressing public policy problems with technical innovation. Recent topics include policing practices, including statistical tests for discrimination; fair machine learning, including in automated speech recognition; and democratic governance, including swing voting, polling errors, voter fraud, and political polarization.