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1 results foundAuthor: VanNostrand, Marie Title: In Pursuit of Legal and Evidence-Based Pretrial Release Recommendations and Supervision Summary: Pretrial services agencies in Virginia are actively engaged in implementing Pretrial Services Legal and Evidence-Based Practices (LEBP). Pretrial services LEBP are interventions and practices that are consistent with the legal and constitutional rights afforded to accused persons awaiting trial and methods research have proven to be effective in reducing unnecessary detention while assuring court appearance and the safety of the community during the pretrial stage. A component of this larger LEBP initiative involves the development and implementation of research-based guidelines for use by pretrial services agencies that are (1) risk-based, (2) consistent with legal and evidence-based practices, and (3) provide guidance for pretrial release recommendations and differential pretrial supervision. Virginia pretrial services agencies currently use an objective and research-based risk assessment to assess risk of flight and danger to the community posed by pretrial defendants. The Virginia Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument (VPRAI), known nationally as the “Virginia Model,” was the first research-based statewide pretrial risk assessment in the country. It has been validated for use by all Virginia pretrial services agencies. Pretrial release recommendations are currently subjective and although pretrial staff consider the results of the risk assessment, there is no objective and consistent guidance for making pretrial release recommendations. In addition, many of Virginia’s pretrial services agencies require the same frequency and types of contacts for all defendants during pretrial supervision while some have identified their own levels of supervision with varying frequencies and types of contacts. In both cases there is no objective and consistent policy for providing differential pretrial supervision based on the risk of pretrial failure. Details: Richmond, VA: Virginia Pretrial Services Agencies, 2011. 61p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed Muly 18, 2011 at: http://www.dcjs.state.va.us/corrections/documents/VirginiaLEBPResearchProjectReportMarch2011.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.dcjs.state.va.us/corrections/documents/VirginiaLEBPResearchProjectReportMarch2011.pdf Shelf Number: 122087 Keywords: Pretrial Release (Virginia)Risk Assessment |