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Discover how front-end prosecutor case screening can identify weak cases quickly, resulting in more dismissals, faster dispositions, and fewer guilty pleas. A randomized controlled trial in Charleston County, SC, provides compelling evidence that this method can be implemented in prosecutor offices nationwide to alleviate prosecutor caseloads, reduce incarceration, and mitigate the negative consequences of pretrial detention and criminal records.

Read about how Justice Innovation Lab collaborated with the Ramsey County Attorney's Office to analyze and understand why prosecutors are declining cases, what types of cases are being declined, and how this can inform efforts to improve justice system outcomes.

Examine trends in felony cases declined for prosecution in Ramsey County, MN based on various factors such as declination reason and charge type.

JIL's Chief Implementation Officer breaks down the different facets of the Council on Criminal Justice's publication of a user decision framework for assessing the use of AI in the criminal justice space.

Explore the potential benefits of batch processing AI, which offers researchers with constrained budgets and limited coding experience an opportunity to enhance datasets or create new datasets.