In this enlightening study, the authors implement a unique research approach to offer a greater understanding of policy reform of pretrial release and detention practices in the criminal courts in Boston, Miami, and Phoenix.

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Bail, Pretrial Release, and Detention: The Critical Need for Judicial Reform.- 2. The Development and Implementation of Voluntary Guidelines in Criminal Justice.- 3. Evidence about Guidelines.- 4. The Courts in Boston, Dade County, and Maricopa County.- 5. Design of the Research.- 6. The Consequences of Bail Decisions in the Three Courts.- 7. The Nature of Bail Decisionmaking in Maricopa County.- 8. The Nature of Bail Decisionmaking in Dade County.- 9. The Nature of Bail Decisionmaking in Boston Municipal Court.- 10. Visibility, Equity, Rationality, and Effectiveness in the Three Court Systems.- 11. Consideration of Alternative Decisionmaking Models.- 12. The Construction of Pretrial Release Decision Guidelines in the Courts.- 13. Estimating the Impact of the Guidelines.- 14. Implementation and Evaluation.- 15. The Implementation of Pretrial Release Guidelines in Maricopa County.- 16. The Implementation of Pretrial Release Guidelines (Uniform Bond Standards) in Dade County.- 17. The Promise of Decision Guidelines for Pretrial Release.- Appendix: Supplemental Tables and Figures.- References.