Evidence-Based Practices: A Judge’s Guide to Pretrial Detention for Non-Violent Offenders – A Lightning Course
Days
Course Location
Online
This short course is the result of a collaboration between the State Justice Institute (SJI), and the National Judicial College (NJC). The State Justice Institute (SJI) was established by federal law in 1984 to award grants to improve the quality of justice in state courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common issues faced by all courts. The entire course takes the average learner about 20 minutes to complete.
Please note, as this course is designed to take the average learner 20-30 minutes to complete, no CLE credit is available.
During this course, you will learn to:
- Articulate the impact on employment and housing of prolonged pretrial detention on non-violent offenders;
- Identify objective, data-driven tools that can be used to identify defendant’s risk levels if pretrial release is granted.
This short course is the result of a collaboration between the State Justice Institute (SJI), and the National Judicial College (NJC). The State Justice Institute (SJI) was established by federal law in 1984 to award grants to improve the quality of justice in state courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common issues faced by all courts. The entire course takes the average learner about 20 minutes to complete.
Please note, as this course is designed to take the average learner 20-30 minutes to complete, no CLE credit is available.