NCJ Number
30684
Date Published
1975
Length
52 pages
Annotation
THE FUNCTIONS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COURTS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY FOR RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE (ROR) AND TO INSURE THE APPEARANCE OF ROR DEFENDANTS AT HEARINGS AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURES.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WERE UTILIZED IN THE EVALUATION METHODOLOGY: THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS GRANTED ROR, THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL DEFENDANTS WHO FAIL TO APPEAR (FTA) AT SCHEDULED HEARINGS, AND THE OVERALL EFFICIENCY INDEX, WHICH PROVIDES A SINGLE INDICATOR OF PROJECT OUTPUT AS COMPARED TO PROJECT INPUT. COMPARING THE PHILADELPHIA ROR PROJECT WITH SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN OTHER LARGE CITIES REVEALS THAT THIS PROJECT IS CONSIDERABLY MORE EFFICIENT, AS JUDGED BY BOTH FTA RATES AND EFFICIENCY INDICES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)