In case you missed them, here’s a summary of the most popular trainings, conversations, resources, and stories that APPR produced in the last year. We’re not surprised to see strong interest in our offerings, which support your work related to domestic violence and intimate partner violence (DV/IPV), ongoing training for the Public Safety Assessment (PSA), and other timely topics in pretrial justice.
Trainings Creating Buzz
Scoring the PSA
Scoring the PSA accurately is vital to ensuring that you’re using the tool with fidelity and assessing pretrial risk fairly and consistently. You can view a recording of this training and use all PSA training modules for individual learning, team discussions, or structured in-service training.
Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence Support: High Risk Teams & Courts
This training showcases examples of cross-functional teams working to decrease DV/IPV fatalities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This is one of a series of available DV/IPV trainings.
Words Matter
In this new training, we share research showing how strength-based, people-centered language positively impacts people in the pretrial phase and improves cooperation and outcomes.
At the Watercooler: APPR Community
“Cashless bail”
As “cashless bail” entered our lexicon in 2025, a robust conversation began in the APPR Community. Not surprisingly, the conversation reflected the widely different pretrial practices around the country. Unfamiliar with the evidence on money bond? Read our pretrial research summary on financial release conditions (PDF).
New Criminal Activity Disclosure Response
Another conversation in our community revolved around self-disclosure of new arrests for people on pretrial release. Explore this conversation and the different views about monitoring versus supervising people during the pretrial phase.
Pretrial Services – under Sheriff’s authority?
Members of our community also discussed the issue of pretrial services coming under the authority of the sheriff’s office, despite support for independent pretrial services agencies expressed by the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies .
Resources On Repeat
Research Highlights from 2024
Many of you found our 2024 summary of important pretrial research valuable, and we’re continuing the tradition with a summary of 2025 pretrial research highlights.
Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence Resources
The resources we publish to support pretrial systems in responding to DV/IPV are widely used. Please share these resources and our training series (linked above) with your system and community partners. You may jumpstart interest in a system-community collaboration.
Peer Supports Improve Pretrial Justice Outcomes
This fact sheet, which details how peer support helps people navigate complex systems, was another of our most popular resources last year. If you haven’t had a chance to review it, take a look now and share it with your system and community partners.
Stories Making an Impact
Breaking the Cycle: Cuyahoga County
This story featured Cuyahoga County, Ohio’s, High-Risk Domestic Violence Court, also featured in one of the most popular trainings featured above, “DV/IPV High Risk Teams & Courts.”
A Community Engaged
The Pretrial Support Team profiled here is a community-led program operated by the Universalist Unitarian Congregation of Cleveland. This team provides meaningful supportive services to individuals navigating the pretrial process.
A Statewide Focus on Pretrial Data
Virginia’s unique interagency partnership between state and local agencies has generated data on the impact of pretrial policies. As other states look to replicate their efforts, stakeholders recommend starting small, assessing data systems first, and taking the time to clean and code the data.
