Pretrial detention and the decision to impose bail in Southern California

This paper examines pretrial judicial decision making, specifically the decision to impose bail. At the bail hearing,judges must decide whether defendants should be detained, released on their own recognizance, or granted bail. In California, judges make this decision largely by relying on County Ba...

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Main Author: Ottone, Sarah (Author)
Contributors: Scott-Hayward, Christine S.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminology, criminal justice, law & society
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Keywords:
bail
bail schedules
judicial decision-making
pretrial detention

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