September 2009
Federal Probation
 
Volume 73 Number 2
 

SPECIAL ISSUE: Assessing Pretrial Risk in the Federal Courts

Introduction
By Timothy P. Cadigan, Guest Editor

Pretrial Risk Assessment in the Federal Court
By Marie VanNostrand, Gena Keebler

Implementing Evidence-based Practices in Federal Pretrial Services
By Timothy P. Cadigan

The Development of an Actuarial Risk Assessment Instrument for U.S. Pretrial Services
By Christopher T. Lowenkamp, Jay Whetzel

Pretrial Services in the District of Nebraska After the Office of Federal Detention Trustee Study
By Troy Greve, Timothy Connor

New Defendants, New Responsibilities: Preventing Suicide among Alleged Sex Offenders in the Federal Pretrial System
By James M. Byrne, Arthur J. Lurigio, Roger Pimentel

Implementing Pretrial Services Risk Assessment with a Sex Offense Defendant Population
By Jon Muller

Pretrial Risk Assessment and Immigration Status: A Precarious Intersection
By Allyson Theophile

An Assessment of District Reviews: Implications for Pretrial Services Policy Development and Practice
By Joseph M. Zlatic

Contributors to This Issue
 
 
The articles and reviews that appear in Federal Probation express the points of view of the persons who wrote them and not necessarily the points of view of the agencies and organizations with which these persons are affiliated. Moreover, Federal Probation's publication of the articles and reviews is not to be taken as an endorsement of the material by the editors, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, or the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System.

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