Public, Safety, Risk

The article discusses the Pretrial Services agency in New Orleans, Louisiana's administration of criminal justice, including the agency's determination of public safety risk assessments on whether to grant pretrial release or detention for African American defendants. An overview of the de...

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1. VerfasserIn: Williams, Kaya Naomi (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
In: Social justice
Jahr: 2017, Band: 44, Heft: 1, Seiten: 36-61
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Social History
Twenty-first century
African Americans > Louisiana
Social Impact
Debt
Bail bond agents
Risk assessment > Social aspects
public safety
Criminal Justice System
Pre-trial service agencies
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Zusammenfassung:The article discusses the Pretrial Services agency in New Orleans, Louisiana's administration of criminal justice, including the agency's determination of public safety risk assessments on whether to grant pretrial release or detention for African American defendants. An overview of the debt that defendants incur through their bail bondsmen's offering money for their pretrial release is provided.
ISSN:2327-641X