Read NLADA’s 2019 statement on pretrial risk assessment instruments, released in partnership with the American Council of Chief Defenders (ACCD), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association for Public Defense and Gideon’s Promise.
For more about risk assessment in criminal justice decision-making, read NLADA's 2015 report, Risk & Needs Assessments: What Defenders and Chief Defenders Need to Know.