ABA Standards for Criminal Justice, Pretrial Release

ABA Standards for Criminal Justice, Pretrial Release
Author: American Bar Association. Criminal Justice Standards Committee
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590311783

"Project of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Standards Committee, Criminal Justice Section"--Title page verso.

ABA Standards for Criminal Justice

ABA Standards for Criminal Justice
Author: American Bar Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 151
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN: 9781570737138

"Project of the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Standards Committee, Criminal Justice Section"--T.p. verso.

The Bail Book

The Bail Book
Author: Shima Baradaran Baughman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2018
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107131367

Examines the causes for mass incarceration of Americans and calls for the reform of the bail system. Traces the history of bail, how it has come to be an oppressive tool of the courts, and makes recommendations for reforming the bail system and alleviating the mass incarceration problem.

Punishing Poverty

Punishing Poverty
Author: Christine S. Scott-Hayward
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0520970497

Most people in jail have not been convicted of a crime. Instead, they have been accused of a crime and cannot afford to post the bail amount to guarantee their freedom until trial. Punishing Poverty examines how the current system of pretrial release detains hundreds of thousands of defendants awaiting trial. Tracing the historical antecedents of the US bail system, with particular attention to the failures of bail reform efforts in the mid to late twentieth century, the authors describe the painful social and economic impact of contemporary bail decisions. The first book-length treatment to analyze how bail reproduces racial and economic inequality throughout the criminal justice system, Punishing Poverty explores reform efforts, as jurisdictions begin to move away from money bail systems, and the attempts of the bail bond industry to push back against such reforms. This accessibly written book gives a succinct overview of the role of pretrial detention in fueling mass incarceration and is essential reading for researchers and reformers alike.

Pretrial Services Programs

Pretrial Services Programs
Author: Barry Mahoney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2002-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9780756720735

Pretrial services (PS) programs can be valuable resources for making significant improvements in the criminal justice system because they are used in the early stages of the criminal case process. This report provides a review of issues and practices in the PS field. It describes how pretrial programs operate, discusses key policy issues, and outlines issues and challenges for the future. It pays particular attention to how PS programs obtain and convey information relevant to the pretrial release/detention decision. Describes how PS agencies, the court, and other criminal justice system agencies can work together to minimize the risks of nonappearance and pretrial crime.

Handbook on Pretrial Justice

Handbook on Pretrial Justice
Author: Christine S. Scott-Hayward
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2021-09-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 100043186X

The Handbook on Pretrial Justice covers the front end of the criminal legal system from pretrial diversion to pretrial detention or release. Often overlooked, the decisions made at the earliest phases of the criminal legal system have huge implications for defendants and their families, the community, and the system itself, and impact the entire criminal legal system. This collection of essays and reports of original research explores the complexities of pretrial decisions and practices and includes chapters in the following broad areas: the consequences of detention, pretrial decision-making, community supervision, and risk assessment. The book also includes a section looking at pretrial justice outside of the U.S. Each chapter summarizes what is known, identifies the gaps in the research, and discusses the theoretical, empirical, and policy implications of the research findings. This is Volume 6 of the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Corrections and Sentencing handbook series. The handbooks provide in-depth coverage of seminal and topical issues around sentencing and correction for scholars, students, practitioners, and policymakers.