Assessing Cultural Bias in Recidivism Risk Tools: Differential Item Functioning and Predictive Validity of the ORAC-PCQ and LS/CMI Among Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Men in Quebec's Correctional System *
Published online on February 10, 2026
Abstract
Race and Justice, Ahead of Print.
Following the Ewert v. Canada case, concerns have emerged regarding the cultural fairness of actuarial risk assessment tools used with Indigenous offenders in Canada. These instruments, largely developed using non-Indigenous samples, may not accurately ...
Following the Ewert v. Canada case, concerns have emerged regarding the cultural fairness of actuarial risk assessment tools used with Indigenous offenders in Canada. These instruments, largely developed using non-Indigenous samples, may not accurately ...