Author : Wayne H. Thomas Jr.
Release : 2023-11-10
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 238/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Bail Reform in America by : Wayne H. Thomas Jr.
Download or read book Bail Reform in America written by Wayne H. Thomas Jr.. This book was released on 2023-11-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of major national efforts in the past 15 years to reduce the impact of money, and the lack of it, in determining whether a criminal defendant obtains freedom prior to trial. Thomas offeres the results of a national study on bail reform since its beginning with the Manhattan Bail Project of 1961 and a survey of the major operational changes in the bail system since then.