Summary: Mike Keck and Lara Neuman are both experts on the COMPAS program, which acts as an additional tool for probation agents to offer recommendations based on individual's needs to the court for sentencing. Keck, COMPAS program manager, and Neuman who helped start the pilot program out of Kalamazoo County where she is a supervisor, talk about the important role COMPAS has on evidence-based sentencing. Van Buren County Judge Kathleen Brickley also advocates for the use of COMPAS at the pre-sentence investigation and shares a story about its success.
