Independent Study in Prediction of Racial Bias of Sentencing Lengths in Montana State Courts

Program Overview
Program Title Independent Study in Prediction of Racial Bias of Sentencing Lengths in Montana State Courts
Organization College of Humanities and Science
Student Application Link https://umt.capsource.app/program/independent-study-in-prediction-of-racial-bias-of-sentencing-lengths-in-montana-state-courts/rfp
# of Students Enrolled
1
# of Projects Running
0 Project/s Added (of 1 Project Expected)

Program Timeline

Project Duration

Start Date: 01/18/22      End Date: 05/08/22

4 months

Collaboration Overview
About Students

Student will work with faculty mentors Prof.s Stone and Perez-Alvaro to build AI predictions for sentencing data in the Federal Courts based on crime and information about the defendant for a given Judge. Data is from the JUSTFAIR* project, and representatives from Qside, the home of the JUSTFAIR project, will be outside mentors. *JUSTFAIR: Judicial System Transparency for Fairness through Archived/Inferred Records

Student Level:  

Student Time Commitment:   Full Time

Team Structure:   -

Program Goals
Format Structure

Single Project Single Team

Format Title Multiple Projects Multiple Teams
Format Description
Benefits For Industry Partners
Project Modality Fully Remote
Industry Partner Requirements to Participate
Project Topics Legal, Regulatory, Compliance
Target Industries
Skills & Expertise
Location Information & Preferences

Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Required

Compensation

Following compensation will be offered to the students:

Exactly $0.0 per hour

Other Requirements
Expected Time Commitment For Project Managers per week
Key Program Dates Due Date
Request for Proposal published

Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.

Dec 03 2021, 12:00.00 AM
Interview

Educators will begin interviewing interested Industry Partners to discuss project ideas.

Dec 07 2021, 12:00.00 AM
Proposal Application Deadline

Final date for Industry Partners to express interest in participating.

Jan 04 2022, 12:00.00 AM
Finalize Project Charter

Educators and Industry Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials.

Jan 08 2022, 12:00.00 AM
Official Program Launch

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to kick off your project.

Jan 18 2022, 12:00.00 AM
Official Program End

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to wrap up your project.

May 08 2022, 12:00.00 AM

Program Timeline

Touchpoints & Assignments Date Type

Program Kickoff

01/18/2022 Event

First meeting of the semester

Projects

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Program Managers

Name Organization
Emily Stone College of Arts and Sciences

Teams

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