U.S. Department of Justice

A Case Study on the Practice of Pretrial Services and Risk Assessment in Three Cities

Publication year: 2011 | Cataloged on: Apr. 30, 2012

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Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: The practices and operations of three pretrial service programs along with their use of risk assessments are examined. Sections of this report include: the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia; the context of pretrial services; current practice in pretrial services in the District of Columbia, New York City, and Baltimore; and comparing the jurisdictions summarized. “The comparison across jurisdictions is revealing. It makes apparent that risk assessment practices cannot be separated from other related aspects of the pretrial system, including the stated goals of pretrial detention, the available alternatives to detention, and the larger mandate of the pretrial services agency” (p. 1).
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