| In 1997, the University of Maryland researchers modeled the flow of cases through the Baltimore City, Maryland, criminal justice system based on a sample of over seven thousand cases. While that model provided a broad view of the criminal justice process, it did not provide detailed information on the pretrial release process. In order to answer questions about how pretrial release decisions are made, a new model is being developed. The current research involves a smaller sample for which detailed data on the pretrial release decision-making process is being collected. This paper will present the preliminary findings of this research. |
Updated 05/20/2006