Pretrial Detention & Community Supervision: Best Practices and Resources for California Counties
Publication year:
2012
| Cataloged on:
Feb. 13, 2013
ANNOTATION: 'The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of pretrial models and practices so counties can make informed decisions about how pretrial services could cost-effectively improve public safety outcomes' (p. 6). While this publication is designed to assist communities in California, it provides excellent information for agencies from other states looking to implement pretrial programs in their own locales. Sections following an executive summary address: pretrial issues in California counties; national best practices in managing pretrial arrestees'pretrial services programs, investigations, national standards, risk assessment, and examples of best practice use (court notification, electronic monitoring, and pretrial supervision); the use of pretrial services in five California counties; tracking the non-serious, non-violent, non-sex offenders (N3) population; issues for consideration'assessing pretrial populations and applying data to policy, justice system data, challenges to implementation, and garnering local support for reform; and a look at some pretrial risk assessment tools.
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