Adult Pretrial Services

Adult Pretrial Services is comprised of two units responsible for pretrial investigations and pretrial supervision.  The investigations unit is responsible for completing First Appearance reports for the Court. The objective of the Pretrial Investigation Unit is to assist the Court in making informed decisions regarding the release of defendants back into the community during the pendency of their case.  The field supervision unit is responsible for monitoring clients' compliance with the conditions specific to the level of their release.  The unit provides community-based monitoring for individuals who have been deemed appropriate for release on pretrial supervision.

Pretrial Investigation Unit:

The Pretrial Investigation Unit completes risk assessments, which require a comprehensive criminal history report, for the first appearance hearing.  The risk assessment, along with the criminal history, is filed with the court.  Our current risk assessment is the Public Safety Assessment (PSA), which is a validated, evidence-based tool that does not require a client interview to complete.  Occasionally, the court will also order an interview to accompany the risk assessment and criminal history report.  A thorough and comprehensive criminal history investigation is crucial to ensure the accuracy of the PSA, which the court relies on to assist in deciding conditions of release.  These dedicated officers begin their day at 5:00 a.m. to ensure any individuals arrested within the past 24 hours have a completed PSA for the court.  A pretrial officer is present in court to address any of the court's questions and to ensure all individuals released meet with a pretrial field officer. 

Pretrial Field Supervision Unit:

The Pretrial Field Unit is responsible for the monitoring of clients assigned to pretrial supervision.  Once released to Pretrial Supervision by the court and assessed a level of supervision, the justice-involved individual is assigned a pretrial officer.  Clients are assigned to officers based on two factors: 1) what risk level they are assessed at and 2) where they live. Risk levels range from low (Level 1) to Max (Level 4).  All clients on pretrial release will receive court reminder calls.