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In providing pretrial services, the department receives and uses information from a variety of sources. A selection of relevant documents is provided here to offer some insight into current data and issues related to this area of criminal justice.

Bail
- US District Court Opinion in Alberti vs Sheriff of Harris County, Texas
  406 F. Supp. 649, December 1975 (221 Kb)
- Chapter 17 Bail, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
- Reassessment of the Bail Classification Instrument and Pretrial Practices in Harris County
  Harris Courty, Texas, June 1997 (202 Kb)
- Bail Classification Profile Project
  State Justice Institute, September 1993 (Large File - 7.5 Mb)
- A Second Look at Alleviating Jail Crowding - A Systems Perspective
  Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 2000 (NCJ 182507) (Large File - 1.1Mb)
Pretrial Services
- The Pretrial Services Reference Book
  Pretrial Services Resource Center, December 1999 (Large File - 9.2 Mb)
- Pretrial Services Programs - Responsibilities and Potential
  National Institute of Justice, March 2001 (NCJ 181939) (Large File - 1.4Mb)
Risk and Need Assessment
- Pretrial Drug Testing - An Overview of Issues and Practices
  Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 1999 (NCJ 176341)
- Integrating Drug Testing into a Pretrial Services System - 1999 Update
  Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 1999 (NCJ 176340) (Large File - 680kb)
- Predicting Pretrial Misconduct with Drug Tests of Arrestees - Evidence from Six Sites
  National Institute of Justice, January 1996 (NCJ 157108)

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