Freedom Now or a Future Later: Pitting the Lasting Implications of Collateral Consequences Against Pretrial Detention in Decisions to Plead Guilty
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DOI: 10.1037/law0000159
Abstract: With a criminal conviction comes numerous restrictions on rights, and often these collateral consequences are not adequately communicated to a defendant accepting a plea deal. The question we posed was whether or not informing individuals… read more here.
Keywords: freedom future; collateral consequences; pretrial detention; decisions plead ... See more keywords
Jailhouse Blues? The Adverse Effects of Pretrial Detention for Prison Social Order
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DOI: 10.1177/0093854817753018
Abstract: Scholarship suggests that individuals’ experiences in pretrial detention are especially straining. Relative to state prisons, local jails have high rates of inmate and officer turnover, more limited resources, and provide fewer services. Pretrial detention also… read more here.
Keywords: social order; pretrial detention; detention; prison social ... See more keywords
The Empirical Case for Pretrial Risk Assessment Instruments
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DOI: 10.1177/00938548211041651
Abstract: Pretrial risk assessment instruments are used in many jurisdictions to inform decisions regarding pretrial release and conditions. Many are concerned that the use of pretrial risk assessment instruments may be contributing to worsened, not improved,… read more here.
Keywords: pretrial risk; risk assessment; pretrial detention; assessment instruments ... See more keywords
Bail and Pretrial Detention: Contours and Causes of Temporal and County Variation
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DOI: 10.7758/rsf.2019.5.1.06
Abstract: Despite growing interest in bail and pretrial detention among both academic researchers and policymakers, systematic research on pretrial release remains limited. In this article, we examine bail and pretrial release practices across seventy-five large U.S.… read more here.
Keywords: county variation; pretrial detention; bail pretrial;