Advancing Legal and Evidence-based Pretrial Practices

The Pretrial Justice Center for Courts (PJCC) works closely with the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators to implement their resolution recommending evidence-based assessment of risk in setting pretrial release conditions and the presumptive use of non-financial release conditions consistent with assessments of risk. PJCC provides information and tools, offers education and technical assistance, facilitates cross-state learning and collaboration, and promotes the use of legal and evidence-based pretrial practices for courts across the country.

Resources

• White Paper on Pretrial Preventive Detention (and Appendix)
• Pretrial Justice Planning Guide for Courts
• Estimating the Costs of Implementing Pretrial Assessment and Monitoring Services
• Pretrial Justice Briefs
• CCJ/COSCA Resolution on Evidence-Based Pretrial Release
• COSCA Policy Paper on Evidence-Based Pretrial Release