CRMJ 352 Lecture 11: Class 11
11 Oct 2017
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They release 80% recognizance rate and 89% return rate on non- nancial bail release. What do we want to happen to person pre-trial once they are released: that they come back for the trial. Bail is bias towards those who cannot a ord it. Dates that need to know for midterm (particularly on matching area): 1967 - justice reinvestment act, 1960 manhattan bail project. Vera institute of justice promoted the project. Result of this project: release on own recognizance. Used to determine the stability of own"s background: determined by a questionnaire, result/outcome determines if person can be released on own recognizance. Do they have a sponsor in community to ensure that person will return to trial. Monday, september 25, 2017: this was about risk-level assessments, 1966 federal bail reform act. Flight risk - people trying to run instead of trial. Presumption favors pretrial release instead of detention: trying to reduce population of jails.
