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NCJ Number:	157046

Title:	Making an Assessment for a Bail Support Service: The Role of Assessment Guidance

Date Published:	1994

Annotation:	Bail support packages are considered.

Abstract:	This paper considers the role of bail support within the pretrial process by discussing the need for effective assessment guidance for practitioners. Preliminary results of a survey conducted by the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) indicate that policy and practice appear to have evolved from the daily interventions of court-based staff, many of whom have had to operate without mechanisms for targeting defendants or guidance notes on the process for making a bail support assessment. For bail support services systems to operate effectively, consistent approaches are needed. Differences both within and between social services departments and probation services indicate a gap between the provision of bail information and a decision that bail support is necessary. Five guidelines for developing assessment guidance are described briefly. A unified approach for juveniles and adults is encouraged. A checklist is provided to support an assessment for bail support at a first appearance.

Main Term(s):	Courts

Index Term(s):	Bail review; Bail/Financial Release; England; Juveniles; Pretrial procedures

Sponsoring Agency:	National Assoc for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) London, SW9 0PU

Corporate Author:	National Assoc for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) United Kingdom

Sale Source:	National Assoc for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) 169 Clapham Road London, United Kingdom

Page Count:	6

Type:	Survey

Language:	English

Country:	United Kingdom

Note:	This Pre-Trial Initiatives Paper 4 is part of the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) Briefing series produced by NACRO's Bail Support Unit.



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