Pretrial Diversion

Federal Pretrial Research Study

Steve Austin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:08:00 GMT

Here is a recently released study that is of interest to the Pretrial Services field regarding Pretrial Risk Assessment in the Federal Court. http://www.luminosity-solutions.com/publications/Pretrial%20Risk%20Assessment%20in%20the%20Federal%20Court%20Final%20Report.pdf

Topics in Community Corrections - pretrial services issue

Connie Clem — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:49:00 GMT

NIC has released an issue of Topics in Community Corrections that focuses on evidence-based practices in pretrial services. The full issue can be downloaded here: http://www.nicic.org/library/022904

Contents include:

“Foreword” by Ken Rose;
“A Framework for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Pretrial Services” by John Clark;
“Advancing Evidence-Based Practices in the Pretrial Field” by Katie Green, Pat Smith, and Kristina Bryant;
“Improving Pretrial Assessment and Supervision in Colorado” by Michael R. Jones and Sue Ferrere;
“Pretrial Defendants: Are They Getting Too Much of a Good Thing?” by Barbara M. Hankey;
“Charge Specialty and Revictimization of Defendants Charged with Domestic Violence Offenses” by Spurgeon Kennedy; and
“Pretrial Rearrests Among Domestic Violence Defendants in New York City” by Richard R. Peterson.

Please share the link with your staff and colleages, and feel free to comment here about the ideas presented.

Top issues in corrections? You tell us!

National Institute of Corrections — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:08:01 GMT

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking your opinion to identify the top issues in corrections. The survey is anonymous and should not take more than 5-15 minutes to complete. Your opinion is important and NIC thanks you for your time and willingness to contribute to this important project.

Click here to begin the survey

If the above link is not working for you, try to copy this link into your browser:
http://nicic.org/Community/NA08

Persistenly Mentally Ill Offenders

Ken Rose — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:43:46 GMT

The message below was posted in the pretrial release forum, but appears to be better for diversion. Does anyone have information regarding pre-trail diversion for serious and persistently mentally ill offenders; the use of peer specialist in pre-trial diversion; or the use of forensic ACT treams in pre-trial diversion?

NAPSA Diversion Survey

Spurgeon Kennedy — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:15:41 GMT

I hate seeing Ken R. all alone here! The National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies is conducting a survey of pretrial diversion programs. The survey is on-line on NAPSA's website (napsa.org) and will close out December 31. The Association has funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop a monogrpah on diversion best practices and a separate piece on survey results. If you're a diversion program, this is a great opportunity to let the field know about your policies and practices.

Welcome to the Pretrial Diversion Forum!

Ken Rose — Thu, 03 May 2007 03:03:08 GMT

What are some of the emerging issues in Pretrial Diversion that you want to discuss?