Detention or Dissent: Judicial Utilization of Public Safety Assessments During Pretrial Detention Hearings in a New Jersey Courtroom

This study examines how the Public Safety Assessment (PSA), a type of risk assessment tool employed to assist with pretrial decision-making, is utilized during virtual detention hearings in New Jersey. Drawing on observational data from a single courtroom (N = 330), we (a) describe judicial departur...

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Authors: Torres, Luis C. (Author) ; Vaughn, Paige E. (Author) ; Williams, Joshua H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Criminal justice policy review
Year: 2025, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 142-169
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
bail reform
Risk assessment tools
Public Safety Assessment
detention hearings
Discretion