In some states in the United States (and in other places), big data is used to produce models that predict whether a criminal is likely to re-offend. This may include information such as age, gender, address, marital status, employment status, education level and more. These prediction models are then used when deciding the length of a criminal's sentence and whether they should be released on parole. Discuss the benefits and risks to individuals and society of using data in this manner. Discuss how Zook’s ’10 simple rules for responsible big data research’ could be used to mitigate the risks you identify, making reference to at least 3 rules.
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