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Important Trends in Jail and Pretrial Release

Important Trends in Jail and Pretrial Release . James Austin, Ph.D. Is The War On Crime Is Over?. Current Jail Population. What If We Went Back In Time?. Trends in Pretrial Release . Are We making Progress?. Reasons Cited Why There Are Not More Felony Pretrial Releases?.

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Important Trends in Jail and Pretrial Release

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  1. Important Trends in Jail and Pretrial Release James Austin, Ph.D.

  2. Is The War On Crime Is Over?

  3. Current Jail Population

  4. What If We Went Back In Time?

  5. Trends in Pretrial Release

  6. Are We making Progress?

  7. Reasons Cited Why There Are Not More Felony Pretrial Releases? • Adult arrests are not declining (nor CJS workforce) • 425,000 sworn officers in 2000 versus 463,000 in 2007 • 2% increase adult arrests since 2000; 1% decline since 2008 • The Jail as the facilitator of guilty pleas • Prior Record of Felony Defendants • 77% have prior felony arrests • 69% have multiple prior felony arrests • 43% have prior felony convictions • No bail/ROR for certain offenses and probation/parole violators • Case processing in-efficiencies and continuance delays • Mental Health/Drug Use Issues • Illegal Immigration-ICE prisoners • Socio Economic Status/Wealth/Money • But most (76%) are returned to community after jail/conviction

  8. Differences in Key Criminal Justice Decision PointsBy Race

  9. LA Jail Pretrial Stress Test • 10,545 - Original pool of pretrial inmates in custody; • 7,044 - Less those not already sentenced to another crime; • 4,978 - Less those with no outstanding warrants; • 2,964 - Less those with “no bails” orders; • 1,753 - Less those with assaultive crimes that prohibit pretrial release; • Less those in maximum or high security (1,367).

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