RT Article
T1 Needs and pretrial failure: additional risk factors for female and male pretrial defendants
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 41
IS 8
SP 943
OP 970
A1 Gehring, Krista S.
A2 Van Voorhis, Patricia 1949-
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885286619
AB Since the 1980s, increasing numbers of individuals entering into the criminal justice system have caused criminal justice professionals and researchers concern about the phenomenon of individuals continually returning to the system. It is possible that identifying and addressing needs in the pretrial stage of the criminal justice system could interrupt this cycle and contribute to pretrial success. Furthermore, attention to gender-responsive needs at this stage of the criminal justice process may prove beneficial for female pretrial defendants. This study contributes to both the pretrial and gender-responsive literature by investigating whether pretrial needs are predictive of pretrial outcomes and if there are gender differences in these needs. Results indicate that many of the examined needs are risk factors for pretrial failure, there are gender differences in the composition of several of these needs, and gender-responsive pretrial needs are important to predicting pretrial outcomes.
K1 gender-responsive
K1 Needs
K1 pretrial assessment
K1 pretrial needs
K1 pretrial risk factors
K1 Risk Factors
K1 women defendants
DO 10.1177/0093854814538022