Pretrial Risk Assessment
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Research Article| April 01 2015 Pretrial Risk Assessment: Improving Public Safety and Fairness in Pretrial Decision Making Anne Milgram, Anne Milgram Vice-President of Criminal Justice, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor, New York University School of Law Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Alexander M. Holsinger, Alexander M. Holsinger Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology, University of Missouri–Kansas City Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Marie Vannostrand, Marie Vannostrand Justice Project Manager, Luminosity, Inc. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Matthew W. Alsdorf Matthew W. Alsdorf Director of Criminal Justice, Laura and John Arnold Foundation Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Federal Sentencing Reporter (2015) 27 (4): 216–221. https://doi.org/10.1525/fsr.2015.27.4.216 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Anne Milgram, Alexander M. Holsinger, Marie Vannostrand, Matthew W. Alsdorf; Pretrial Risk Assessment: Improving Public Safety and Fairness in Pretrial Decision Making. Federal Sentencing Reporter 1 April 2015; 27 (4): 216–221. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/fsr.2015.27.4.216 Download citation file: Ri…
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Several studies have found greater racial and ethnic disparities when risk assessment tools are not used than when they are.
“Moreover, recent studies have revealed that risk assessment instruments can reduce racial and ethnic disparities (Onifade et al., 2019), and several studies have found greater racial and ethnic disparities when risk assessment tools are not used than when they are (Lehmann et al., 2020; Marlowe et al., 2020; Milgram et al., 2015; Viljoen et al., 2019).”
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- Authors
- Milgram, A., Holsinger, A. M., Vannostrand, M., & Alsdorf, M. W.
- Affiliations
- Arnold Ventures (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
- Justice Project Manager, Luminosity, Inc.
- Venue
- Federal Sentencing Reporter
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Published
- 2015-04-01
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 216-221
- ISSN
- 1053-9867 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-8363
- OpenAlex
- W2277325722
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 5.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Federal Sentencing Reporter (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Law and Policy
- Keywords
- pretrial risk assessment, pretrial detention, public safety, bail decisions
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