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Court No-Shows: A Systemic Issue
Prof. Sandy Mayson has found that failure-to-appear (FTA) is a systemic phenomenon that plays central role in criminal case processing in Philadelphia.
Introducing the Quattrone Center Summer 2024 Research Assistants
The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is proud to announce its Summer 2024 Research Assistants.
How AI Tools Can Help Assess Verbal Eyewitness Statements
Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model (LLM) to parse eyewitness confidence statements.
‘False Positive’ Field Drug Tests Lead to Wrongful Convictions
A pathbreaking Quattrone Center report shows that the use of presumptive field tests in drug arrests is one of largest known contributing factors to wrongful arrests and convictions.
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Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
Psychological Science From Research to Policy: Eyewitness Identifications in Pennsylvania Police Agencies Rachel Leigh Greenspan, Adele Quigley-McBride, Marissa Boyers Bluestine, and Brandon Garrett Online First Publication, September 30, 2024. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/law0000429
Significant Public Defender Shortage
The Quattrone Center’s Prof. Paul Heaton has found that statewide, public defenders are experiencing a substantial personnel shortfall.
Report of the Philadelphia Event Review Team on the Wrongful Conviction of Marshall Hale
A new report provides recommended criminal justice system reforms based on a Sentinel Event Review (SER) of the wrongful conviction and 33-year incarceration of Hale.
How AI Tools Can Help Assess Verbal Eyewitness Statements
Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model (LLM) to parse eyewitness confidence statements.
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Our Approach to Creating a Better Criminal Justice System
Through its emphasis on data-driven, systemic solutions, the Law School’s Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice has become a national leader in reform efforts.
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The Quattrone Center’s Systems Approach
John F. Hollway C’92, Executive Director of the Quattrone Center, discusses the Center being a world-class policy hub for researching, debating, and framing solutions to the system’s most crucial problems.
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