DADE COUNTY (FL) - PRE-TRIAL RELEASE PROGRAM - ANNUAL REPORT, OCTOBER 1, 1971 - SEPTEMBER 30, 1972

• NCJ Number: 9906
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: Dade Cty Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROGRAM INITIATED IN 1971 WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION OF ELIGIBLE DEFENDANTS WITHOUT A POSTING OF MONETARY BAIL.

Abstract

BRIEFLY DISCUSSED ARE RESTRICTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PRE-TRIAL RELEASE PROGRAM, A RESEARCH AND FINANCIAL STUDY, THE ROLE OF THE MODEL CITIES, AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PRE-TRIAL RELEASE STAFF. THIS PROGRAM HAS SHOWN THAT SUPERVISED PRE-TRIAL RELEASE RESULTS NOT ONLY IN MINIMAL NON-APPEARANCE RATES, BUT ALSO IN FINANCIAL SAVINGS.