Release on Recognizance
Pretrial Decisions - A Contextual Analysis of Central Intake Systems
Supervised Pretrial Release Test Design Evaluation - Executive Summary
Evaluation of the Field Test of Supervised Pretrial Release Final Report
A Process and Impact Evaluation of Illinois' Policy to Eliminate Cash Bail and Reform Pretrial Practices
Variable Effects of Arrest on Criminal Careers: The Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment
Crime, Punishment, and Stake in Conformity: Legal and Informal Control of Domestic Violence
Reforming New Orleans' Criminal Justice System: The Role of Data and Research
With its criminal justice system in disarray following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans invited the Vera Institute of Justice to examine the city's court and jail operations. For five years, Vera has been tracking arrest-to-first-appearance time, custodial arrests versus summonses, the granting of pretrial release, and many other decision-making points. Based on analysis of these data, Vera is making policy recommendations to assist with the implementation of new procedures and to ensure performance monitoring.