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NCJ 100077
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| Title:
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Bail Reform Act - Hearings Before the House Subcommitte on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice, June 16, July 27,1983, and May 24, 1984
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| Corporate Author:
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US Congress
House Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Admin of Justice
United States
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| Publication Date:
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1984 |
| Pages:
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1209 |
| Type:
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Legislative/regulatory materials |
| Origin:
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United States |
| Language:
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English |
| Publication No.:
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Serial No. 93 |
| Annotation:
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This publication presents the texts of three bail reform bills before the House of Representatives, together with pertinent testimony, correspondence, and articles. |
| Abstract:
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The bills (H.R. 1098, 3005, and 3491) would permit a consideration of dangerousness and community safety in setting of dangerousness and community safety in setting pretrial release conditions and ordering detention. The materials included provide discussions of current bail and pretrial release/detention practices, the extent and nature of crimes committed by defendant's while on pretrial release, penalties for pretrial crimes, penalties for nonappearance, and differences between Federal and State pretrial systems. The effectiveness of pretrial services and diversion in increasing appearance rates and reducing pretrial criminality also is discussed. Issues relating to the prediction of dangerousness, the constitutionality of using such predictions in assessing pretrial detention needs, and the effects of assessing dangerousness on jail overcrowding and reducing pretrial crime also are examined. |
| Main Term(s):
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Preventive detention |
| Index Term(s):
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Bail ; Bail jumping ; Pretrial procedures ; Pretrial release ; Bail reform ; Criminality prediction ; Pretrial programs ; Dangerousness ; US House of Representatives hearings |
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