05 Nov What is bail in the US criminal justice system and what is its purpose? What are the choices a judge/magistrate has when determining a defendant’s pre-trial status?? Why was there
Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Include in text citations and sources.
- What is bail in the US criminal justice system and what is its purpose?
- What are the choices a judge/magistrate has when determining a defendant's pre-trial status?
- Why was there a call for bail reform and what changes were enacted in states that reformed their bail systems?
- Identify one issue that you think is a problem in the current bail system in the US and propose a program/law/policy that you think would address that isssue and explain why.
