https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/bitstream/handle/11122/8087/ajf.343.winter2018.online.pdf?sequence=2
This article reviews a new pretrial risk assessment tool that calculates whether a defendant is at low, moderate, or high risk for failure to appear at trial or to commit another crime if released. The tool, incorporated in Alaska’s new bail statute, aids in the judicial officer’s decision regarding pretrial bail conditions.