John S. Goldkamp, Michael R. Gottfredson, Peter R. Jones, Doris Weiland

Personal Liberty and Community Safety (eBook, PDF)

Pretrial Release in the Criminal Court

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Produktbeschreibung

In this enlightening study, the authors implement a unique research approach to offer a greater understanding of policy reform of pretrial release and detention practices in the criminal courts in Boston, Miami, and Phoenix.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461518211
• Artikelnr.: 43992149

Inhaltsangabe

1. Bail, Pretrial Release, and Detention: The Critical Need for Judicial Reform.- 2. The Development and Implementation of Voluntary Guidelines in Criminal Justice.- 3. Evidence about Guidelines.- 4. The Courts in Boston, Dade County, and Maricopa County.- 5. Design of the Research.- 6. The Consequences of Bail Decisions in the Three Courts.- 7. The Nature of Bail Decisionmaking in Maricopa County.- 8. The Nature of Bail Decisionmaking in Dade County.- 9. The Nature of Bail Decisionmaking in Boston Municipal Court.- 10. Visibility, Equity, Rationality, and Effectiveness in the Three Court Systems.- 11. Consideration of Alternative Decisionmaking Models.- 12. The Construction of Pretrial Release Decision Guidelines in the Courts.- 13. Estimating the Impact of the Guidelines.- 14. Implementation and Evaluation.- 15. The Implementation of Pretrial Release Guidelines in Maricopa County.- 16. The Implementation of Pretrial Release Guidelines ("Uniform Bond Standards") in Dade County.- 17. The Promise of Decision Guidelines for Pretrial Release.- Appendix: Supplemental Tables and Figures.- References.

Rezensionen

`A catalyst for moving decision makers away from traditionally held concepts regarding bail, release and detention and toward more rational and better managed procedures.'
from the Foreword by Timothy J. Murray, Director, Office of Substance Abuse Control for Metropolitan Dade County, Florida

`A catalyst for moving decision makers away from traditionally held concepts regarding bail, release and detention and toward more rational and better managed procedures.'
from the Foreword by Timothy J. Murray, Director, Office of Substance Abuse Control for Metropolitan Dade County, Florida