Pretrial Services in Criminal Court
An Evaluation of the New York City Criminal Justice Agency
This 1980 report evaluates the operations of the New York City Criminal Justice Agency (CJA) during Fiscal Year 1979-1980. Formed from the Vera Institute of Justice Pretrial Services Agency on August 1, 1977, CJA operates to assist the criminal justice system by: decreasing the number of days in detention by defendants who could safely be released
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