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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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3 results foundAuthor: Robin-D'Cruz, Carmen Title: Pre-Court Diversion for Adults: An Evidence Briefing Summary: Pre-court diversion seeks to offer a swift and meaningful response to low-level offending. The approach has been long recognised as a significant part of the youth justice system. Recently, interest in pre-court diversion for arrested adults has been re-awakened, with the Lammy Review recommending trials of new forms of 'deferred prosecution' and recent high-profile projects such as Operation Turning Point in the West Midlands and Checkpoint in Durham. A 2018 survey by the National Police Chiefs' Council revealed that a majority of police forces across England and Wales are engaged in using or developing pre-court diversion for adults as well as finding both a wide variety in practice and in the terms used to describe pre-court diversion. Pre-court diversion, as we define it, operates in two ways: first, individuals who are arrested and likely to receive a formal out of court disposal are 'diverted' into either a less serious out of court disposal or an informal disposal; second, individuals who are arrested and likely to be prosecuted in court are 'diverted' into either a formal out of court disposal or an informal disposal (this diversion from court is sometimes called 'deferred prosecution'). What is common to both of these diversion routes is that an individual who complies with the conditions of a pre-court diversion should receive a lesser criminal justice disposal than they would have otherwise received, reducing the negative consequences of formal criminal justice sanctions (a process we call de-escalation) and allowing practitioners to focus resources on addressing the root causes of offending. Diversion schemes which do not de-escalate formal criminal justice sanctions do not fit under our definition of pre-court diversion. The purpose of this briefing is to summarise the evidence to date on the impact of pre-court diversion for adults and to draw out some promising practice principles for those working in pre-court diversion schemes. Details: London: Centre for Justice Innovation, 2019. 16p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 12, 2019 at: https://justiceinnovation.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2019-06/cji_pre-court_diversion_d.pdf Year: 2019 Country: United States URL: https://justiceinnovation.org/publications/pre-court-diversion-adults-evidence-briefing Shelf Number: 156971 Keywords: Court Disposal Courts Deferred Prosecution Pre-Court Diversion Pretrial |
Author: Crime and Justice Institute Title: Alaska's Pretrial Transformation Summary: Facing rapid growth in the number of defendants held in custody while awaiting trial, Alaska implemented data-driven and evidence-based solutions to transform its pretrial system, freeing up resources to focus on identifying and mitigating risks defendants pose if released to the community and improving public safety. In July of 2016, Gov. Bill Walker signed legislation overhauling the pretrial system, including requiring the use of a pretrial risk assessment tool, shifting from a primarily monetary bail system to a primarily risk-based system, and establishing a new division of the Department of Corrections to provide pretrial supervision. The Crime and Justice Institute has provided technical assistance to leaders in Alaska throughout the process of developing and implementing pretrial solutions as part of a larger criminal justice improvement effort. Details: Boston, Massachusetts: Crime and Justice Institute, 2018. 5p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 1, 2019 at: https://www.crj.org/publication/alaskas-pretrial-transformation-2/ Year: 2018 Country: United States URL: http://www.crj.org/assets/2018/07/AlaskaPretrial_20180713_FINAL.pdf Shelf Number: 157073 Keywords: Evidence-Based Solutions Money Bail Pretrial |
Author: Rempel, Michael Title: Bail Reform in New York: Legislative Provisions and Implications for New York City Summary: In April 2019, New York State passed sweeping criminal justice legislation, strictly curtailing the use of cash bail and pretrial detention, overhauling rules governing the sharing of evidence, and strengthening measures intended to ensure a defendant's right to a speedy trial. The measures go into effect in January 2020. These analyses (summary and comprehensive) explore the potential implications of the reforms to the use of bail. Key Findings - In New York City, 43 percent of the almost 5,000 people detained pretrial on April 1, 2019 would have been released under the new legislation. Outside of New York City, the effects could be even greater. - Of the almost 205,000 criminal cases arraigned in New York City in 2018, only 10 percent would have been eligible for money bail under the new law. Details: New York: Center for Court Innovation, 2019. 13p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 1, 2019 at: https://www.courtinnovation.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2019/Bail_Reform_NY_full_0.pdf Year: 2019 Country: United States URL: https://www.courtinnovation.org/publications/bail-reform-NYS Shelf Number: 157076 Keywords: Bail Reform Cash Bail Legislative Reform Money Bail Pretrial |