RT Article
T1 Eroding the presumption of innocence: pre-trial detention and the use of conditional release on bail
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 57
IS 3
SP 664
OP 683
A1 Myers, Nicole Marie
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1565227115
AB The rate with which pre-trial detention is used across most common law jurisdictions has been increasing. In Canada, the rate has tripled over the past 30 years and the proportion of prisoners in pre-trial detention is higher than in other jurisdictions. Contrary to the presumption of innocence, many accused will spend time in pre-trial detention and if released on bail will have a number of restrictive conditions routinely imposed. It is a criminal offence to fail to comply with any of these conditions. Using data collected from observations of 152 days of bail hearings in 11 courts in Ontario, Canada, this paper argues significant efforts to control and monitor behaviour are being used outside of a finding of guilt.
K1 Presumption  of  innocence
K1 Pre-trial detention
K1 Bail
K1 Conditions  of  release
K1 Failure to comply
K1 Preventive justice
K1 Unschuldsvermutung
K1 Vorverhandlung
K1 Kaution
DO 10.1093/bjc/azw002