Pretrial risk assessment instruments in practice: the role of judicial discretion in pretrial reform

Research We explored the extent to which the implementation of a pretrial risk assessment instrument (PRAI) corresponded to changes in the pretrial processing of defendants using multiple administrative data sources from a large county in the southeastern United States. Our findings revealed little...

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Authors: Copp, Jennifer E. (Author) ; Blomberg, Thomas G. (Author) ; Casey, William M. (Author) ; Pesta, George (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2022]
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2022, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 329-358
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Criminal justice reform
Jails
Judicial decision making
Risk Assessment