It has long been argued that defendants detained pretrial face more severe case outcomes
than released defendants. Considering the magnitude, directionality, and significance of …

Objectives Longitudinal data offer many advantages to criminological research yet suffer
from attrition, namely in the form of sample selection bias. Attrition may undermine reaching …

Many American jurisdictions use algorithmic risk assessments when setting bail or deciding
whether to detain criminal defendants before trial. Although the use of risk assessments has …

Pretrial detention functions differently depending on why an individual is referred to the legal
system. For those charged with misdemeanor offenses, the pretrial process is often the …

Pretrial risk assessments are used in local pretrial settings to inform release and supervision
decisions. Yet, there is little research on the implementation of pretrial risk assessments in …

Pretrial assessment instruments provide courtroom actors with information about the
likelihood that someone who has been charged with a criminal offense would engage in …

Purpose Used to reduce detention, bail/bond, and jail, pretrial risk assessments (PRAs)
applications have expanded in the last decade. Yet, many PRAs are created with a unique …

Purpose The current study was designed to evaluate the effects of time spent in pretrial
detention on the number of days from release until experiencing an arrest for a new offense …

The current study begins to answer the recent call for scholars to reinvigorate the use of
observational data to understand courtroom decisions. Drawing on the psychological effects …

This study uses data collected from three diverse counties in the United States between
2017 and 2019 to compare the performance of a pretrial risk instrument—the Public Safety …