L. Neil Williams Professor of Law - Duke University School of Law / Wilson Center for Science and Justice
Brandon L. Garrett, a scholar of criminal justice outcomes, evidence, and constitutional rights, is the inaugural L. Neil Williams, Jr. Professor of Law and director of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law, an initiative that brings together faculty and students to improve criminal justice outcomes. Garrett’s current research and teaching interests focus on evidence, forensic science, constitutional rights, habeas corpus, corporate crime, and criminal law. He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which, Defending Due Process: Why Fairness Matters in a Polarized World, describes challenges that artificial intelligence poses to procedural due process rights. Recent work has set out principles for scientific testing of AI, for evaluating due process challenges to AI, and evidentiary admissibility of AI, as well as the need for interpretable AI in criminal investigations and adjudication. The Wilson Center has conducted field studies of deployment of AI, convened judges to discuss AI and evidence issues, and collaborated on policy papers regarding the use of AI in the justice system. Garrett is currently editing an Oxford Handbook on AI and Criminal Justice.
Areas of Expertise: Scientific Evidence, Criminal Justice, Constitutional Law
Projects:
Procedural Due Process and AI: https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=defending-due-process-why-fairness-matters-in-a-polarized-world--9781509563876
Policy Reports on use of AI: https://wcsj.law.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Input-Regarding-AI-and-Criminal-Justice.pdf
Interpretable AI and Rights: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301842120