VISEGRAD FUND 2022-2023: Algorithms used in the field of criminal sciences

"Algorithms used in the field of criminal sciences"
Visegrad Fund Research Project 2022-2023
No. 22210121
https://www.visegradfund.org/

In the investigative phase of criminal proceedings, artificial intelligence could be used to detect the identity of persons who may be prosecuted, known as profiling. Artificial intelligence, which can be used in the evaluation of evidence, can provide effective assistance to the judge deciding the issue of criminal liability at the court stage: e.g. which means of proof, with what probability it can point to guilt, and what is the sanction through which the purposes of the punishment (protection of society through general and special prevention) can be achieved. In the context of the conditional early release of a convicted offender from serving the rest of his or her prison sentence, a positive change for the societies of Central European countries could be brought about by the application of tools using algorithms and artificial intelligence, such as the COMPAS tool used in the USA or the OASys tool used in the UK. In the course of the project, its implementers will analyse the indicated tools and the experience of countries where these tools are used. Moreover, the project will check whether it would be possible to apply the above mentioned tools in the legal systems of Central European countries, and will point out the advantages and disadvantages of such a solution. The participating countries of the project should profit from the experiences that have already been reported from the countries using such algorithms and artificial intelligence. The research project should evaluate the legislative and technical conditions for implementing such system.

Leading researcher: 

• István Ambrus PhD, associate professor, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law, Budapest, Hungary: https://www.ajk.elte.hu/en

Researchers: 

• Lukáš Bohuslav PhD, assistant professor, Charles University, Faculty of Law, Prague, Czech Republic: https://www.prf.cuni.cz/
• Radovan Blažek PhD, associate professor, Comenius University, Faculty of Law, Bratislava, Slovakia: https://www.flaw.uniba.sk/
• Konrad Burdziak PhD, assistant professor, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland: https://en.usz.edu.pl/; https://en.usz.edu.pl/wpia/