| NCJ Number: |
182312  |
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| Title: |
Front-End Decision Making: A National Perspective |
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| Date Published: |
1998 |
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A meeting held in August 1998 brought together 22 criminal justice professionals to examine specific problems that affect primary decision making regarding the pretrial release or detention of arrestees and to suggest ways that Federal agencies might help local and State justice systems address these problems. |
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| Abstract: |
The Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National Institute of Corrections brought together judges, prosecutors, public defenders, police, pretrial program administrators, and others for an informal discussion lasting a day. The meeting lacked time to develop specific recommendations for various Department of Justice offices.
Nevertheless, the participants identified five general areas needing Federal assistance. These included improving the quality of information available to decision makers, as well as improving and expanding training for decision makers. Additional areas included defining and cataloguing appropriate options for decision makers based on fairness to the defendant and public safety for the community, defining and clarifying terms relevant to the primary decisions, and developing standards and principles governing the decisions. List of participants
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| Main Term(s): |
Court procedures |
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| Index Term(s): |
Decisionmaking; Detention; Federal programs; Intergovernmental relations; Judicial discretion; Post-arrest procedures; Pretrial procedures; Pretrial programs; Pretrial release; Pretrial services agencies; Prosecutorial discretion |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Washington, DC 20531
National Institute of Corrections
Washington, DC 20534
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Pretrial Services Resource Ctr
Washington, DC 20005 |
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| Corporate Author: |
Pretrial Services Resource Ctr
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
Pretrial Services Resource Ctr
1325 G Street NW
Suite 1020
Washington, DC 20005
United States of America
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
16 |
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| Format: |
Document |
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| Type: |
Conference Material |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=182312 |
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