This report presents data on defendants who were released or detained pretrial by federal district courts, including the type of release or detention and whether defendants were returned to custody for misconduct during their release. It examines defendant characteristics, the method by which defendants were released, differences in pretrial releases by the defendant?s offense and criminal history, and differences in misconduct by the defendant?s criminal history and type of release.
Findings are based on Probation and Pretrial Services data provided to BJS?s Federal Justice Statistics Program, which BJS has conducted annually since 1979.
Pretrial Release and Misconduct in Federal District Courts, Fiscal Years 2011?2018 (NCJ 252837) was written by BJS Statisticians George E. Browne, Ph.D., and Suzanne M. Strong, Ph.D. (former). The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Doris J. James is the acting director.
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