NAPSA Standards on Pretrial Release

Abstract

This Third Edition of the NAPSA Standards on Pretrial Release is the product of a thorough review of the two previous editions of NAPSA Release Standards, undertaken in light of the many changes in law, practice, and technology that have taken place in the years since the First Edition Standards we re published in 1978. The Standards are intended to provide guidance to pretrial servic es program directors a nd staff and to others involved in the formulation and implementation of laws, policies, and practices concerning the pretrial release/detention decision-making process and the monitoring and supervision of persons released from custody while awaiting disposition of criminal charges.