PRE-TRIAL RELEASE TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OF HIGH RISK DEFENDANTS - THE SECOND-YEAR EVALUATION OF THE DES MOINES COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 3276
• Author(s): P S VENEZIA
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 140 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Des Moines Office of Community Development
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT ON A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM TO OBTAIN SAFE PRE-TRIAL RELEASE OF DEFENDENTS WHO CAN NOT AFFORD BAIL OR QUALIFY FOR RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE.

Abstract

THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED AND THE CRITERIA FOR PROGRAM SELECTIVITY IS OUTLINED. PROFILES OF CLIENTS, NUMBER OF PRE-TRIAL OFFENSES AND RECIDIVISM RATES ARE PRESENTED. THE APPENDICES INCLUDE A DATA SUMMARY AND STATISTICAL EVALUATIONS.