Holder: Big data is leading to unfairness in drug sentencing
Clip: 7/31/2014 | 1m 58s
Holder: Big data is leading to "fundamental unfairness" in drug sentencing
Attorney General Eric Holder told PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill that he's worried about the criminal justice system relying on big data, in some states, for its drug sentencing. Holder said states should base a sentence on a person's conduct and not on factors such as education level as a predictor to determine a person's likelihood to repeat a crime.
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Holder: Big data is leading to unfairness in drug sentencing
Clip: 7/31/2014 | 1m 58s
Attorney General Eric Holder told PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill that he's worried about the criminal justice system relying on big data, in some states, for its drug sentencing. Holder said states should base a sentence on a person's conduct and not on factors such as education level as a predictor to determine a person's likelihood to repeat a crime.
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