The Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) has opened a national survey of pretrial release programs that is the result of collaboration with the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) and the support of the JEHT Foundation. This will be the fourth survey of pretrial release programs and the information provided from these surveys has proved to be a valuable asset to the field of pretrial services.
Continuing to build our knowledge on pretrial practice remains as important as ever. Pretrial programs benefit from information about other jurisdictions to support policy and practice. Program administrators find it beneficial when they can share and exchange information regarding program operation and practice. Through this survey, we will continue to explore your administrative locus, program scope and size, funding and staffing as well as actual program practices. We will gather information on current issues, such as the level of technological innovation in our field, the latest in assessment schemes, and new supervision models and protocols. The survey will also explore how programs are dealing with special populations, such as defendants with mental illness and juveniles charged as adults.
If you have not received an e-mail invitation and wish to participate in this important national survey, please contact Ken Rose at ken@pretrial.org or at (202) 638-3080 x304. This online user-friendly survey will take less than an hour and will close August 15, 2008.