Alternatives to Pretrial Detention:Pre Global Best Practice Catalog

Authors

Jerry Cho, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Sara Cronqvist, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Sara Curran, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Laura Galeano, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Camila Jimenez Lugo, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Alexandra Lynn, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Weronika Kozyra, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Justyna Maksimiuk, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Suchaya Mokkhasen, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Kelly Ortega, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Kartika Rahman, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow
Ashley Roman, CUNY John Jay CollegeFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

Spring 5-22-2017

Abstract

This Global Best Practice Catalog of Alternatives to Pretrial Detention was completed by students of the Master of Arts Degree Program in International Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice as part of their capstone course, in collaboration with the US State Department's Diplomacy Lab program. This catalog is intended to cover best practices in reducing pretrial detention (either before it occurs or while it is occurring) across the globe, including laws, policies and programs. It does not include Oceania or very detailed information on North America. Each entry meets 5 of 8 criteria below, as decided by the students:

1. It respects human rights

2. It is affordable for the country's budget

3. It is available to the majority of accused

4. It is definable: we know how the best practice works in context

5. It ensures public safety: no further crime or victimization occurs upon release from detention

6. It is verifiable: more than one source attests to it (it is not a recommendation - it really exists)

7. It is sustainable - it really works and it can self-subsist

8. It should not result in profits for private entities, beyond reasonable salaries

Each entry includes:

Title of the Practice

Listing of the class best practice criteria that it meets (5 out of 8)

Paragraph description of the practice, to include

-how long it’s been in practice

-what the main components of the best practice are

-scope: local or national

-who it affects

-costs if available (how it’s funded)

-who’s in charge of it (e.g. NGO/organizational structure)

-any independent evaluations?

-results

-whether it has been exported elsewhere (used in another country)

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Bibliography

Associated files are a series of case studies where student teams apply global best practice to selected countries. (El Salvador, Uruguay, Bangladesh, Ghana, Liberia and Macedonia.)