NCJ Number
83227
Journal
Criminology Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Dated: (May 1982) Pages: 67-82
Date Published
1982
Length
16 pages
Annotation
In the early 1960s, release on recognizance was hailed as a method through which inequities inherent in the system of monetary bail could be reduced. Although the use of release on recongizance has become an accepted practice, these programs have escaped close examination. Using logit analysis, this article investigates the factors upon which release on recognizance was based in a western city.
Abstract
The findings suggest that decisions to release on recognizance were made more in accord with traditional criteria rather than those espoused by this reform movement. (Publisher abstract)