Pretrial Services Basic Training
We offer basic training for pretrial services staff whose daily work shapes the administration of pretrial justice. Training helps staff and leaders clarify their roles, strengthen judgment and communication skills, apply consistent and fair pretrial practices, and improve coordination with judges and other system partners. It comes in flexible packages designed to meet your system goals and budget.
Upcoming Events
Learn from experienced pretrial practitioners, researchers, and leaders about a wide range of pretrial topics that touch on all aspects of the pretrial system.
Events Calendar
Pretrial Resources
Explore our action-focused resources that help you plan for and implement pretrial improvements to generate better outcomes, advance equity, and much more.
Resource Library
Stories from the Field
Discover how pretrial changemakers across the nation are improving their pretrial systems to enhance community well-being and safety.
Read Our Stories
Scaling Supervised Release for Success
After legislative changes resulted in a huge increase in the number of clients with more intensive needs, a New York City supervised release program took innovative steps to promote pretrial success.
Off-Ramp: Prosecutor-Led Diversion in Salt Lake County
Prosecutors & pretrial services in Salt Lake County, Utah, collaborate to address behavior while preventing deeper criminal legal system involvement.
The Yellow Line
An innovative collaboration between law enforcement and behavioral health leaders in Mankato, Minnesota resulted in more community-based care coordination for people experiencing mental or chemical health struggles, directing many to treatment instead of jail.
Alameda County’s Pretrial Resource Centers: Support Is a Winning Strategy
By removing barriers, providing access to resources, and humanizing the pretrial process, Alameda County’s Pretrial Resource Centers offer a repeatable model for other places seeking to improve outcomes and community safety.
A Growing Movement for “Participatory Defense”
In 2016, Damon Drake was working on an initiative to provide alternatives to incarceration in Ramsey County, Minnesota, when he conducted a survey to better understand community perspectives …
Uplifting the Strengths of Rural Pretrial Systems
Rural and urban criminal legal systems can differ widely. They have different needs, resources, and conditions. Yet, most initiatives and reform efforts focus on urban jurisdictions that experience …
PUBLIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT
The PSA
The Public Safety Assessment (PSA) provides research-based information on people’s likelihood of returning to court and remaining law-abiding on pretrial release. The use of a validated pretrial assessment can contribute to more consistent, fair, and effective pretrial decisions that keep the community safe and uphold legal rights and principles.
About APPR
We’re creating a national network of pretrial professionals and community members who are working to advance pretrial justice. Our work focuses on enhancing the capacity of communities to implement fair, just, and effective pretrial justice, and to expand the number of state and local jurisdictions engaged in data-informed pretrial practices.
