Pretrial risk assessment

A validated pretrial risk assessment is administered prior to every person’s first appearance in court/arraignment to inform pretrial release, eligibility for pretrial diversion, and conditions of pretrial supervision.

For examples of this intervention, see these resources:

• The Public Safety Assessment
• Ohio Risk Assessment: Pretrial Assessment Tool (ORAS-PAT)

Local Examples

Franklin County, OH Franklin County Municipal Court, Probation

• The Municipal probation department administers the Ohio Risk Assessment System-Pretrial Assessment Tool (ORAS-PAT) for people detained pretrial.
• The results of the risk assessment are provided to the arraignment judge to inform pretrial release decisions.

For more information on this example, see this resource:

• Franklin County Stepping Up Initiative, County Board of Commissioners