Time Lens

Context for confidence

When a candidate is flagged, Time Lens gives you the tools and context to make smart, fast, and defensible decisions — grounded in evidence, not assumptions.

The insight

Risk changes.
Most screening tools don't.

A past conviction appears, and it's assumed to reflect present risk. But decades of criminology research tells a different story — and most screening tools don't reflect that reality.

Decades of research

Built on criminology and labor economics evidence

Dynamic, not static

Risk changes dramatically over time

Transparent signals

Every factor is traceable to its research source

High Med Low 0 yr 3 yr 6 yr 9 yr Perception Reality The perception gap Risk is low, but perception stays highwhen viewing static records
Evidence-based risk
Public perception
How it works

From flag to decision

01

Candidate flagged

Policy Nexus identifies records that need human review based on your screening policies.

02

Time Lens analyzes

Research-backed signals factor in time elapsed, severity, and desistance data to contextualize the record.

03

You decide

Clear reasoning, transparent factors, and full audit trail backing every call.

In practice

Transparent signals,
not a black box

Every factor is visible. Every signal traces to its research source. You see the reasoning — not just the result. Time Lens shows you exactly which variables contribute to the risk assessment and how each one was weighted.

Research tools

Explore the data behind
every decision

The Reconviction Risk Explorer lets you visualize longitudinal criminology research interactively. Adjust parameters like age, conviction count, and years since last conviction to see how reconviction probability changes over time.

Reconviction Risk Explorer showing interactive line chart with adjustable parameters for serious convictions, total convictions, and current age

Your team

Stronger signals. Better outcomes.

Time Lens doesn't replace human judgment — it sharpens it.

Individualized assessments

Grounded in data, not assumptions. Every factor is visible and every signal traces to its research source.

Understand the why

Behind elevated or reduced risk — not just what appeared, but what it actually means for present-day risk.

Resolve cases faster

With greater consistency across your team. Less guesswork means fewer escalations.

Research-backed

Developed in partnership with leading criminologists and labor economists — so the signals reflect how risk actually behaves.

Make the call with confidence

Kizuna's adjudication tools work together — backed by data, guided by expertise, rooted in reality.

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