Council Hears That Pretrial Risk Assessment Can Lower Rate of Defendants' Pretrial Misconduct
January 20, 2017
January 20, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 20 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following news release:
At its public meeting on January 19 in San Francisco, Judicial Council members heard a report that the use of evidence-based practices in pretrial risk assessment can reduce misconduct and failure to appear rates for criminal defendants.
The report was part of a presentation made by Dr. Edward J. Latessa, a nationally recognized expert on pretrial risk assessment. He . . .
At its public meeting on January 19 in San Francisco, Judicial Council members heard a report that the use of evidence-based practices in pretrial risk assessment can reduce misconduct and failure to appear rates for criminal defendants.
The report was part of a presentation made by Dr. Edward J. Latessa, a nationally recognized expert on pretrial risk assessment. He . . .