LIBERTY AND JUSTICE PRETRIAL PRACTICES IN TEXAS
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F<strong>IN</strong>D<strong>IN</strong>G 5: A risk-informed pretrial release system is fairer for defendants. ................................................. 33<br />
Disparate Impacts ................................................................................................................................................ 33<br />
Summary .............................................................................................................................................................. 34<br />
Part II: Survey of Pretrial Processing in Texas<br />
Overview of the Survey ................................................................................................................................ 37<br />
F<strong>IN</strong>D<strong>IN</strong>G 6: Despite advantages of safety, cost, and fairness, only five Texas counties currently use validated<br />
pretrial risk assessment. ............................................................................................................................... 37<br />
Pretrial Information Available to Courts ............................................................................................................. 38<br />
Uses of Pretrial Risk Assessment ......................................................................................................................... 40<br />
Summary .............................................................................................................................................................. 42<br />
F<strong>IN</strong>D<strong>IN</strong>G 7: Pretrial personal bond or surety bond supervision programs were identified in 100 Texas counties.<br />
Most of these programs are implemented by existing Community Supervision and Corrections Departments<br />
(CSCDs). ....................................................................................................................................................... 43<br />
Operational Structures ........................................................................................................................................ 43<br />
Pretrial Supervision Services ............................................................................................................................... 45<br />
Cost to Defendants for Supervision ..................................................................................................................... 46<br />
Summary .............................................................................................................................................................. 47<br />
F<strong>IN</strong>D<strong>IN</strong>G 8: Stakeholders are optimistic about the feasibility of pretrial reform including validated risk<br />
assessment and personal bond supervision. ................................................................................................. 48<br />
Available Tools for Judicial Bond Determination ................................................................................................ 49<br />
Attitudes toward Expanding Pretrial Risk Assessment and Supervision ............................................................. 50<br />
Pretrial Program Implementation Strategies ...................................................................................................... 50<br />
Summary .............................................................................................................................................................. 51<br />
Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................. 58<br />
Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 58<br />
APPPENDICES<br />
APPENDIX A: Validated Risk Assessments Used in Texas<br />
APPENDIX B: Tarrant County Pretrial Services Standards<br />
APPENDIX C: Classification Criteria for Counties Using Pretrial Risk Assessment<br />
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