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Pretrial - Risk Assessment

  • Nevada Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument (NPR) Documents (2016)

    Following a review of the available research regarding pretrial risk assessment instruments being used in other jurisdictions, the Committee decide

  • Arnold Foundation - Risk Factors and Formula (2016)

    "The pretrial phase of the criminal justice process should aim to protect public safety and assure defendants’ appearance in court, while honoring

  • New pre-trial release program relies on risk assessment (2016)

    ""There are people who can be safely managed in the community and the only reason they are not is they don't have any money whatsoever," says Washo

  • Using Technology to Improve Pretrial Release Decision-Making (2016)

    "Properly validated evidence-based pretrial risk assessment tools are better predictors of pretrial success than money bail or professional discret

  • Milwaukee Moves Away From Money Bail System (2017)

    "Identifying defendants who are most likely to not return to court for their trials is key to reforming the bail system in Wisconsin and nationwide

  • Pretrial risk assessment tool developed for Alaska (2018)

    This article reviews a new pretrial risk assessment tool that calculates whether a defendant is at low, moderate, or high risk for failure to appea

  • Stanford Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools Factsheet Project (2019)

    The Risk Assessment Factsheet (RAF) as a structured, consistent set of key questions regarding important aspects of the design, deployment, and eva

  • Colorado Pretrial Assessment Tool Validation Study Final Report (2020)

    The Colorado Pretrial Assessment Tool (CPAT) is an empirically-based pretrial risk assessment tool developed to inform bond decisions in Colorado.