Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI)

Release and Diversion

Publications for Downloading

Justice Initiatives: Pretrial Detention April 17, 2008
Justice Initiatives: Pretrial Detention includes: An essay on the international standards and treaties governing the use of pretrial detention, by Mark Shaw of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.; An overview of pretrial detention reform efforts and the elements that can help them succeed, by Todd Foglesong of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.; An assessment of the global costs—in both human and financial terms—of pretrial detention, by Martin Schönteich of the Justice Initiative.; First-person accounts from the frontlines of reform efforts around the world, including legislative changes in Chile; prison visits in India; paralegal-led interventions in Malawi; deployment of legal aid lawyers to police stations in Nigeria; and accounts from Latvia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Ukraine, and the United States.; An essay on the need for reformers to be both data-driven and politically savvy, by the Justice Initiative's acting executive director, Robert O. Varenik.

State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases February 2008 This report examines the processing of domestic violence (DV) and non-domestic violence (non-DV) cases filed in May 2002 in 15 large urban counties. The study compares the domestic and non-domestic offenses of sexual and aggravated assault on 11 prosecution, conviction, and sentencing outcome measures. BJS Special Report.

State Court Processing Statistics, 1990-2004 Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants in State Courts - January 2008. BJS Special Report.

LEGAL AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES: Application of Legal Principles, Laws, and Research to the Field of Pretrial Services - April 2007 The report was developed as part of a set of papers focused on the role of system stakeholders in reducing offender recidivism through the use of evidence-based practices in corrections. Authored by Dr. Marie VanNostrand.

Chips Ahoy!: The Legal and Constitutional Implications of Involuntary Endogenous RFID Compliance Monitoring as a Condition of Federal Supervised Release The legal use of subdermal implanted RFID (radio frequency identification) transmitters is investigated. Authored by Issac Rosenberg 2007

Release Standards and Recommended Procedures Standards regarding pretrial practices and procedures are presented.California Association of Pretrial Services (CAPS) (Los Angeles, CA) 2007.

Pretrial Service Programs in North Carolina: A Process and Impact Assessment The effectiveness of North Carolina's pretrial service programs is examined. 2007

Bail, Detention, & Nonfelony Case Outcome - 2007 The relationships between bail, pretrial detention, and case outcomes for nonfelony cases is examined. Authored by Mary Phillips New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc. (New York, NY)

Pretrial Innovations for Domestic Violence Offenders and Victims: Lessons From the Judicial Oversight Demonstration Initiative -2007 This report discusses how pretrial innovations for domestic violence cases were implemented in the three demonstration sites of the Judicial Oversight Demonstration Project, so as to increase victim safety while holding offenders accountable.

Getting It Right: Collaborative Problem Solving for Criminal Justice - This publication provides specific tools to assist local jurisdictions in their efforts to develop and improve interagency collaboration and planning. NIC 2006

Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Community Corrections: The Principles of Effective Intervention - This 2004 publication by the National Institute of Corrections and the Crime and Justice Institute describes the eight principles, and list supporting research for, evidence-based practice in community corrections.

Beyond the Myths: The Jail in Your Community VIDEO This 2003 video from the National Institute of Corrections provides the public with general information about jails and the need for community interest in local jail issues.

Guidelines for Developing a Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee - This 2002 publication by the National Institute of Corrections can be considered the "bible" or "best practice" for establishing effective local criminal justice policy planning.