Atribuyendo riesgos y criminalizando a los pobres y a los no blancos: determinando los factores de riesgo en 24 herramientas actuariales del sistema de justicia penal de EE. UU.

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.2021v26n3p659

Palabras clave:

Avaliação De Risco, Ferramentas Atuariais, Estados Unidos, Sistema De Justiça Criminal

Resumen

En Estados Unidos, a partir de la década de 1920, se empezaron a utilizar herramientas actuariales en la evaluación de las solicitudes de libertad condicional, con el fin de predecir o estimar la posible recurrencia de solicitantes. Desde entonces, se han utilizado para gestionar mejor la población bajo control penitenciario, calculando el riesgo de reincidencia o no comparecencia ante el tribunal, en base a factores como antecedentes penales, edad, estado civil, sexo y comportamiento, con base en teorías criminológicas y técnicas de aprendizaje automático. Estas herramientas se basan en la aplicación de formularios y la elección de sus preguntas influye en la definición de los factores de riesgo. Actualmente, hay más de 400 herramientas en uso en las diferentes fases del sistema de justicia penal de los EE. UU., En las jurisdicciones estatales, nacionales y del condado, particularmente después de las crecientes críticas al sistema de fianzas y los prejuicios de los operadores de justicia penal. Este artículo analiza cuestionarios de 24 herramientas utilizadas por jurisdicciones estadounidenses. Los principales resultados son que las herramientas se han centrado en un tipo específico de sospechoso, pobres y negros, desde sus inicios, a pesar de que las empresas y las agencias gubernamentales argumentan que son neutrales y objetivos.

Biografía del autor/a

Iara Cunha Passos, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - UTP

Mestre em Sociologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

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2021-12-30

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PASSOS, Iara Cunha. Atribuyendo riesgos y criminalizando a los pobres y a los no blancos: determinando los factores de riesgo en 24 herramientas actuariales del sistema de justicia penal de EE. UU. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 26, n. 3, p. 659–678, 2021. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2021v26n3p659. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/42943. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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