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cs.HC2022★ 6 cited
Designing Human-Centered Algorithms for the Public Sector: A Case Study of the U.S. Child-Welfare System
Devansh Saxena
The U.S. Child Welfare System (CWS) is increasingly seeking to emulate business models of the private sector centered in efficiency, cost reduction, and innovation through the adop…
cs.HC2022★ 33 cited
Unpacking Invisible Work Practices, Constraints, and Latent Power Relationships in Child Welfare through Casenote Analysis
Devansh Saxena, Erina Seh-Young Moon, Dahlia Shehata +1
Caseworkers are trained to write detailed narratives about families in Child-Welfare (CW) which informs collaborative high-stakes decision-making. Unlike other administrative data,…
cs.HC2022★ 21 cited
How to Train a (Bad) Algorithmic Caseworker: A Quantitative Deconstruction of Risk Assessments in Child-Welfare
Devansh Saxena, Charlie Repaci, Melanie Sage +1
Child welfare (CW) agencies use risk assessment tools as a means to achieve evidence-based, consistent, and unbiased decision-making. These risk assessments act as data collection…