Research That Can Guide Pretrial Justice Reform
Author: John Clark.
Source: Volume 19, Number 01, May/June 2015 , pp.5-7(3)
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Abstract:
This article reviews the empirical studies that have been done on pretrial justice–related topics, as well as two important pieces of legal research. The first paper lays out a contemporary lexicon for pretrial justice and seeks to find a common understanding of key legal concepts and practices, the second discusses a powerful but often neglected player in pretrial decision making: money.Keywords: pretrial risk assessment tools; pretrial supervision
Affiliations:
1: Pretrial Justice Institute.