NCJ Number
47579
Editor(s)
D A HENRY
Date Published
1978
Length
180 pages
Annotation
ELEVEN ARTICLES REFLECTING THE HISTORY AND STATUS OF PRETRIAL SERVICES (PRETRIAL RELEASE, DIVERSION, ETC.) ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE OPENING ARTICLES OFFER A PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE PERSPECTIVE ON PRETRIAL RELEASE AND A CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRETRIAL DIVERSION IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1967. OTHER ARTICLES DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT OF PRETRIAL INTERVENTION IN NEW JERSEY, FLORIDA'S EXPERIENCE WITH LITIGATION AS A MEANS OF EFFECTING PRETRIAL REFORMS, THE USE OF MULTIPURPOSE COMPARISON GROUPS IN EVALUATING DIVERSION, AN EVALUATION OF THE MONROE COUNTY, N.Y., PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM'S IMPACT AND COST EFFECTIVENESS, AND PLANS FOR AN LEAA NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM PHASE II STUDY OF PRETRIAL RELEASE IN TERMS OF DEFENDANT OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM IMPACT. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE GROUP TREATMENT FOR YOUTHFUL FIRST OFFENDERS IN A PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM, THE EFFECTS OF SUPERVISION ON PRETRIAL PERFORMANCE, CITIZEN DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND THE KANSAS CITY (MISSOURI) NEIGHBORHOOD JUSTICE CENTER. THE ARTICLES CONTAIN TABULAR DATA AND NOTES. (LKM)