Multi-study examination of criminal-legal professionals' use of risk assessments in pretrial decision-making

Introduction Risk assessments represent a contemporary solution to reform bail practices. Current research suggests such tools can promote nonfinancial release. However, fewer studies have examined why judges may not regularly adhere to pretrial risk assessments and how other pretrial practices may...

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Main Author: Knes, Anna S. (Author)
Contributors: Lowder, Evan Marie ; Thai, Mindy L. ; Reuter, Sydney M. ; Kent, Autumn R.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2025, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 268-297
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Keywords:
Risk assessment
Pretrial
judicial adherence
Decision-making
bail reform