OEO PRE-TRIAL RELEASE PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 3370
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 24 pages
• Corporate Author: US Executive Office of the President
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESEARCH ON THE DETERMINATION OF LOW-RISK MEANS OF INCREASING THE RELEASE OF ADULT CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS PRIOR TO TRIAL.

Abstract

PROPOSED ACTIVITIES OF OEO INCLUDE DEVELOPING STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT EXISTING PRE-TRIAL RELEASE, STUDYING THE COSTS AND BARRIERS PREVENTING MORE EFFECTIVE, PERFORMANCE, ANALYZING JURISDICTIONS WITH HIGH RELEASE RATES, AND EXPERIMENTING WITH REVISED RELEASE CRITERIA. A RECOMMENDATION FOR FORMING A NATIONAL PRE-TRIAL RELEASE ORGANIZATION IS INCLUDED TOGETHER WITH THE NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF OPERATIONAL PRE-TRIAL RELEASE ACTIVITIES.