1.1.4 Eliminate biased decision-making data sets.

Evaluate validated tools and algorithm-based decision-making tools to determine if they are built on biased data sets. While structured decision making and algorithm-based decision making have been shown to be powerful tools in reducing individual bias (i.e., to decrease subjectivity in deciding who should be detained or released to the community, which children should be placed in emergency foster care, etc.), if the underlying tool is based on data that itself reflects bias, the result can be a more consistent application of biased decision making. When better tools are not available, communities and systems should work to counteract systemic bias by putting alternate or additional decision points in place.

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