Pretrial Decision-Making Matrices: The Role of Risk and Charge Weighting in Risk Assessment–Guided Decisions

Pretrial risk assessments are used in local pretrial settings to inform release and supervision decisions. Yet, there is little research on the implementation of pretrial risk assessments in practice. We examined the characteristics of pretrial decision-making matrices in a statewide sample of count...

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Authors: Lowder, Evan Marie (Author) ; Kamara, Zainab Bakarr (Author) ; Kent, Autumn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2023, Volume: 50, Issue: 9, Pages: 1279-1298
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Judicial discretion
pretrial decision matrices
pretrial reform
pretrial release decisions
Pretrial risk assessment