Algorithmic Decisions Within the Criminal Justice Pipeline and Human Rights – An Introduction

Quattrocolo and her colleagues pointed out that “the more evidence becomes technological, the less the parties, and especially the defence, are able to challenge it. Such impairment has, at least, two reasons. The prosecution is usually able to access to the newest technology, with an “indirect” financial exposure, relying on public money, while the defence seldom can afford it. Moreover, if on the one hand, the use of automated systems, per se, suggests neutrality of the method, discouraging any challenge, on the other hand, the defence is scarcely afforded the access to the technology that could allow to challenge the prosecutor’s methods.”