Legal and Evidence Based Practices: Application of Legal Principles, Laws, and Research to the Field of Pretrial Services

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Legal and Evidence Based Practices: Application of Legal Principles, Laws, and Research to the Field of Pretrial Services

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Author(s)

• VanNostrand, Marie

Source(s)

• Luminosity, Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL)
• Crime and Justice Institute (Boston, MA)
• National Institute of Corrections. Community Corrections Division (Washington, DC)

Sponsor(s)

• National Institute of Corrections. Community Corrections Division (Washington, DC)

Details

Published 2007. 24 pages.

Related Topics

• Bail (Justice System)
• Pretrial diversion programs (Offender Management)
• Pretrial release (Offender Management)
• Rights of offenders (Offender Management)
• Rights of offenders (Offender Services)

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