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Legal and Evidence Based Practices: Application of Legal Principles, Laws, and Research to the Field of Pretrial Services

Publication year: 2007 | Cataloged on: Jul. 14, 2007
Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: "[C]ritical legal principles applicable to defendants during the pretrial stage" are covered. Sections of this paper are: introduction and background; pretrial legal foundation -- presumption of innocence, right to counsel, right against self-incrimination, right to due process of law, right to equal protection under the law, and right to bail that is not excessive; evidence-based practices in pretrial services and community corrections; and summary and conclusions.
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