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The Judge and the Computer: How Best ‘Decision Support’?

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One of the important lessons learned from the early expert consultants is that excellent decision-making performance does not guarantee user acceptance. (1981)1 Version 2.1 is the final release of ASSYST. During the past several years, the Sentencing Commission has informally surveyed probation officers at training sessions to determine the usefulness of the ASSYST guideline application software. On the whole we have found that the ASSYST program is not frequently used. After balancing the program’s usefulness with the resources required to keep it updated, we have decided to discontinue maintaining ASSYST. (1996)2

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  1. School of Law, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland

    Philip Leith

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    Giovanni Sartor

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    Karl Branting

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Leith, P. (1998). The Judge and the Computer: How Best ‘Decision Support’?. In: Sartor, G., Branting, K. (eds) Judicial Applications of Artificial Intelligence. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9010-5_6

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