PHASE 1 EVALUATION OF PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS - WORK PRODUCT SIX - SINGLE PROGRAM EVALUATIONS, FEBRUARY 1976

• NCJ Number: 32742
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 30 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0071
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Ctr for State Courts
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

GUIDE FOR EVALUATING LOCAL PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS TO INSURE THE INCLUSION OF ACCURATE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ON PROGRAM STRUCTURE, PROCEDURES AND POLITICAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENT FOR LATER NATIONAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.

Abstract

THIS PAPER IS THE SIXTH OF SIX PRODUCTS OF A NATIONAL EVALUATION OF PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE CURRENT KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD, TO ASSESS THE USEFULNESS OF THIS KNOWLEDGE FOR PLANNING AND FUNDING DECISIONS, AND TO DEVELOP RESEARCH DESIGNS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR A FULL EVALUATION. THE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS IS EMPHASIZED AS THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE NATIONAL-SCOPE RESEARCH. AN OUTLINE OF BACKGROUND FACTORS WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN SINGLE PROGRAM EVALUATIONS IS INCLUDED. FOR THE OTHER FIVE PARTS OF THIS PHASE I EVALUATION, SEE NCJ 32738-41 AND NCJ-32743.