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Smart criminal justice: exploring the use of algorithms in the Swiss criminal justice system

criminal justice system. We find that the Swiss criminal justice system is already significantly shaped by algorithms, a change motivated by political expectations and demands for efficiency. Until now ... widely used in the process of identifying dangerous individuals. 4.1.2.1 Motives Regarding the motives for implementing algorithmic risk assessment instruments, respondents unanimously referenced political

Mīmāṃsā deontic reasoning using specificity: a proof theoretic approach

results, and investigate the potential use of the resulting system for Mīmāṃsā philosophy and, more generally, for the formal interpretation of normative statements. ... fundamental schools of Indian philosophy, and the only one centered on deontic concepts. In order to read the Vedas not as a religious text, but as a set of precepts, and to explain “what has to be done” in

Integrating risk management concepts into the drilling non-productive time

a sound technique to evaluate operational losses or wastes of many resources, including time. This paper presents an attempt to couple RM techniques with NPT philosophy together with other concepts ... professional development conference and exposition , Seattle, Washington, 11 - 14 June, ASSE- 06 -544E Pareto V , Page A ( 1971 ) Translation of manuale di economia politica “manual of political economy”, A.M

Mapping the Issues of Automated Legal Systems: Why Worry About Automatically Processable Regulation?

reflects a political compromise among dif‑ ferent stakeholders. Neither the law nor APR are neutral. Rather, law is “contingent on the circumstances of the time” and “imbued with normative assumptions and ... “public, nonvio‑ lent, conscientious yet political act contrary to the law usually done with the aim of bringing about a change in the law or policies of the government” (Rawls 1991) . And yet, this might

Shale gas: a step toward sustainable energy future

factors such as political matters, wars, social and economic aspects, and exploration techniques. Depending on the recoverable reserve (RR), production of shale gas entails different methods and with a ... prevailing in that particular region. As the administration introduces new policies, this can lead to political and economic turmoil. Therefore, widespread corruption, weak institutional and government support

Obituary: George Petersen (1921-2000)

not a work of history, nor even biography. It merely recounts a few passages in a long and busy political life, adding some political commentary taken from George’s own words. ... political upheavals of the depression, and two communist uncles. He was also influenced by Robert Tressel’s story of English building workers, The Ragged Trouser Philanthropists, which he read in 1936. Many

Preserving the rule of law in the era of artificial intelligence (AI)

-book’, this being related to substantive justice. The rights conception assumes that people have moral rights and duties with respect to one another and political rights against the state. These moral ... (OSCE), Rule of law, Rule of law | OSCE (Accessed 11 June 2021). 6 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The Rule of Law, available at https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ rule-of-law/ (Accessed 20 December

The Kemira Stay-in of 1982

miners had either lost their jobs or were facing that prospect. Every attempt by the union movement to seek a political solution met with at best indifference and at times complete arrogance. ... of principle and social conscience one that transcended individual political or ideological persuasion. Historically, the Kemira miners were not the first mine workers to stage such a protest. Other

Review: The Southern Tree of Liberty - the Democratic Movement in New South Wales before 1856

in September. According to the Abstract of Papers, Professor Woollacott is an exponent of ‘a new research area exploring cultural understandings of the political changes in mid-nineteenth century ... political authority’ which led on to the establishment of responsible government in 1856. This journal article is available in Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for

Decision support for detecting sensitive text in government records

detection of biased language (Sheng et al. 2019) and distinguishing descriptions of criminal incidents (which might include personal details of victims or unsubstantiated accusations) from political events

‘To Revolutionise Australia’—The Surprising History of Early Working-Class Politics

Imagine a place of political violence and naked class rule. Riots are commonplace and people are killed or injured during them, some as a result of policemen and soldiers firing into the crowd. The ... soldiers firing into the crowd. The government bans party processions and even the right of political organisations to hold meetings in pubs. From their headquarters, known as the Red House, the radicals

Review: People and Politics in Regional New South Wales

, addresses this political absence. Given the huge size of NSW, its geographic and demographic diversities, and the extensive period of history selected for study, the task is enormous. Beyond the ability or ... characters’ rather than as flesh and blood historical agents; politics is noticeably absent. For one state, the two volume People & Politics in Regional New South Wales, 1856 to 2006, addresses this political

Communities and Unions: Class, Power and Civil Society in Regional Australia

the Australian Labour Federation in 1896, which tried to combine industrial and political activities in one organisation in the one community.1 The history of unions in regional Australia is the story ... bias, as has been the case in Wagga Wagga for many decades, where membership of the local elite overlaps with membership of conservative political parties. But this is not always the case, and even when

Do androids dream of normative endorsement? On the fallibility of artificial moral agents

have even claimed that one of the aims of AI development should be to build morally praiseworthy agents. From the perspective of moral philosophy, praiseworthy moral agents, in any meaningful sense of ... ring to it that can work well in the context of political campaigning or public relations, it is worthwhile to analyse it more thoroughly to reveal some of the issues and challenges that come with this

Review - Michael Tubbs, ASIO: The Enemy Within

democracy. According to Tubbs ASIO has, since its formation in 1949, acted as a partisan political secret police force, ridden roughshod over civil liberties, engaged in illegal activities, all with the aim ... have been better had Tubbs drawn upon the work of historians like Frank Cain on the origins of political surveillance in Australia, and Phillip Deery, Les Louis, and David McKnight (post-1994), on ASIO

Wollongong Women’s Information Centre: The Early Days

I thought I’d start off talking about the political context. In l972 the Whitlam Government was elected and immediately brought in sweeping and progressive reforms. The reforms included many benefits ... Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History on 21st November, 2001 I In l972 the Whitlam Government was elected and immediately thought I’d start off talking about the political

Beware the lure of models

tools for scientific analysis — they are also tools of social persuasion and objects of political contestation, often used in ways

On computable numbers with an application to the AlanTuringproblem

Entscheidungsproblem.’ Drawing upon the legal, social, and political context of Alan Turing’s own involvement with the law following his arrest in 1952 for the criminal offence of gross indecency, the article explores ... high-water mark in terms of the political, legal and social factors that opposed homosexual behaviour. It was in 1885 that homosexuality was first criminalised. Earlier common law and and legislation had

Riser and well casing analysis during drift-off: a coupled solution in the time domain

casing during drift-off, additional calculations were performed with the inclusion of a Production Adapting Base (height = 2.22 m), using Philosophy 2. The tension used in these calculations was 1,600 kips ... % 7.3% 7.3% 7.1% 0.9% 2.8% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.3% 2.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.3% 37 104 100 96 67 119 120 115 67 119 119 114 As it can be seen on Table 2, the results obtained with philosophy 1 (quasi-static

The Contemporary Relevance of Labour History

History can provide a sharp tool in the hands of the labour movement. Political commentators have frequently referred to the advantages for the ALP in having a reasonably well-defined sense of ... for the Study of Labour History: http://ro.uow.edu.au/unity/vol1/iss2/2 THE CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE OF LABOUR HISTORY Ray Markey Hmovement. Political commentators have frequently referred istory can