Pretrial services
- Used in all federal and many state courts to investigate the circumstances of a criminal defendant so that the judge can decide whether the defendant should be released before trial.
- Pretrial services investigated the circumstances of the criminal defendant to verify his employment and residence.
- The judge relied heavily on the comprehensive report from pretrial services to decide whether the defendant should be released before trial.
- Before the bail hearing even began, pretrial services interviewed the defendant to investigate his circumstances and assess his flight risk.
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