NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BAIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCEEDINGS OF MAY 1964 AND INTERIM REPORT APRIL 1965

• NCJ Number: 355
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 388 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Vera Institute of Justice
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

NATIONWIDE ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON DEFECTS IN THE BAIL SYSTEM, THE SUCCESS OF EXPERIMENTS IN IMPROVING IT, AND PROBLEMS REMAINING.

Abstract

THESE PROCEEDINGS CONTAIN RESULTS OF PLENARY SESSIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND ADDRESSES. SESSIONS WERE HELD WITH REGARD TO RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE, SUMMONS IN LIEU OF ARREST, SETTING HIGH BAIL TO PREVENT PRE-TRIAL RELEASE, PRETRIAL RELEASE BASED ON MONEY OR OTHER CONDITIONS, AND PRETRIAL RELEASE FOR JUVENILES. APPENDIXES CONTAIN A REPORT ON PRETRIAL RELEASE IN OTHER COUNTRIES, PERSONS TO CONTACT, BY STATE, FOR PRETRIAL RELEASE PROJECT INFORMATION, AND A LIST OF CONFEREES.