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Pretrial Assessment

Pretrial Assessment. Development of the Alaska Pretrial Assessment Tool. Data from various criminal justice partners was collected The research team consolidated all the various data into one complete data set Data was analyzed using sophisticated statistical calculations

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Pretrial Assessment

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  1. Pretrial Assessment

  2. Development of the Alaska Pretrial Assessment Tool • Data from various criminal justice partners was collected • The research team consolidated all the various data into one complete data set • Data was analyzed using sophisticated statistical calculations • The most predictive data fields were combined in order to develop the tool

  3. Alaska – 2 Scale AK – 2S The Alaska – 2 Scale Pretrial Assessment

  4. Pretrial Risk Assessment • Measures two risk components: • The likelihood that someone will Fail To Appear (FTA) for scheduled court hearings; • The likelihood that someone will have a New Criminal Arrest (NCA) during pretrial release status.

  5. Failure to Appear Scale Demographics

  6. New Criminal Arrest Scale Demographics

  7. Score Matrix FTA NCA

  8. Statutory Factors for Release Decisions • The nature and circumstances of the offense charged • The weight of the evidence against the person • The nature and extent of the person's family ties and relationships • The person’s employment status and history • The length and character of the person's past and present residence • The person's record of convictions • The person's record of appearance at court proceedings • Assets available to the person to meet monetary conditions of release • The person's reputation, character, and mental condition • The effect of the offense on the victim, any threats made to the victim, and the danger that the person poses to the victim • Any other facts that are relevant to the person's appearance or the person's danger to the victim, other persons, or the community                    

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