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Presentation to the Bail Blue Ribbon Commission August 16, 2018 A perspective from Denver and Weld County Pretrial Services Programs

Denver /Weld Pretrial Services Overview Greg Mauro, Director Denver Community Corrections Doug Erler, Director Weld County Justice Services Department

2012 Colorado Pretrial Assessment Tool (CPAT) Implemented Denver implemented Ontario Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment (ODARA) Implemented actuarial risk assessment and the Risk Informed Supervision Matrix Established use of a risk 2013 informed pretrial supervision model Revised Colorado Bail Statute in 2012. 2014-2017 Denver Smart Pretrial Demonstration Initiative

Denver CPAT Assessment Information 2012-2017 45% While the number 40% of case filings 35% continues to rise, 30% distributions within 25% 20% CPAT risk 15% categories have 10% remained 5% consistent over 0% Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4 time. Denver 2012 (N=1,817) 12% 39% 27% 22% Denver 2013 (N=8,035) 11% 38% 28% 23% Denver 2014 (N= 8,170) 13% 39% 28% 20% Denver 2015 (N=8,418) 11% 39% 29% 21% Denver 2016 (N=10,376) 11% 37% 29% 23% Denver 2017 (N=11,129) 11% 36% 28% 25%

Weld County CPAT Assessment Information 2015-2017 50% While the number 45% of case filings 40% continues to rise, 35% distributions within 30% CPAT risk 25% categories have 20% remained 15% consistent over 10% 5% time. 0% Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4 2015 (N=2,920) 23% 46% 24% 10% 2016 (N=3,052) 23% 40% 25% 12% 2017 (N=3,426) 22% 42% 23% 13%

With continued Percentage of Felony PR Bonds Granted collaboration and 2012-2017 education on DA at First 60% Advisement pretrial justice 50% Smart Pretrial issues, Denver’s Improvements 48% non-monetary 40% Risk HB release types has 36% Assessment 13-1236 30% Implemented steadily 20% increased, 20% 20% 10% reaching a high 7% of 58% in August 5% 0% 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 of 2017. *Beginning in 2015, PR rate includes in custody misdemeanor weekend advisement in courtroom 2300

Percentage of Cases with PR Bonds Granted 2014-2017 In Weld County, 50% the percentage 42% of pretrial 39% 40% 37% releases on 32% Personal 30% Recognizance 20% increased from 32% in 2014 to 10% 39% in 2017. 0% 2014 2015 2016 2017

Denver Pretrial Services Investigation Unit completes a bond report on all assessed defendants, which includes a recommendation regarding pretrial supervision. The decision matrix was updated in 2016 and is part of the current Pretrial Judicial Order.

Denver County Pretrial Services Ordered Supervision Levels As the emphasis Program supervised Average 2017 Daily Population (ADP) on money based 2500 2375 2364 5% 9% systems 11% 1964 declines, the 25% 2000 1715 Denver pretrial 1500 supervised 1315 50% population has 953 1000 N=9139 continued to No Supervision increase. 500 Administrative Enhanced Intensive with Monitoring 0 Maximum 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Weld County Pretrial Services The Weld Supervision Levels (2017) Average Daily Population (ADP) County 1000 979 980 pretrial 960 supervision 940 13% 920 population has 21% Monitored 900 Basic 885 also continued 23% 871 880 Enhanced 43% Intensive to increase. 860 840 820 N=2,871 800 2015 2016 2017

Denver Supervision Outcomes by CPAT Category 2013- 2017 Denver Pretrial 100% 90% supervision 80% program 70% 60% success rates 50% 40% continue to 30% 20% correlate to 10% pretrial CPAT 0% Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4 2013 90% 81% 68% 58% risk scores 2014 90% 78% 68% 55% 2015 92% 77% 64% 48% 2016 88% 72% 56% 46% 2017 90% 72% 55% 45%

Weld County Supervision Outcomes by CPAT Category 2015-2017 Weld County 100% pretrial 90% 80% supervision 70% 60% success rates 50% 40% continue to 30% correlate to 20% 10% pretrial CPAT 0% Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4 risk scores. 2015 84% 69% 61% 45% 2016 88% 73% 56% 45% 2017 84% 70% 55% 47% 2015 2016 2017

Court Appearance Rate by Public Safety Rate by CPAT Category CPAT Category 2015-2017 2015-2017 100% 100% 90% 90% 80% 80% Weld County 70% 70% 60% 60% performance 50% 50% 40% 40% outcomes. 30% 30% 20% 20% 10% 10% 0% 0% Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4 Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4 2015 2015 90% 83% 79% 77% 95% 86% 83% 68% 2016 92% 85% 79% 81% 2016 86% 88% 76% 65% 2017 88% 81% 78% 78% 2017 96% 90% 77% 69% 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017

CPAT Validation Project Collaboration between the University of Northern Colorado and seven (7) Pretrial Services programs in Colorado – Boulder, Denver, Garfield, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld

The CPAT  Project leads, Dr. Victoria Terranova and Dr. Kyle Ward’s research Validation retroactively validated the current CPAT indicating the tool is working well; however, suggested that its predictive performance Project might be improved since its original inception.  In the project’s next phase, a modified CPAT will be piloted in the validated the seven (7) participating counties. CPAT in its  The final phase will be implementing a revised CPAT, training and judicial education. current form.

 Increased movement towards and acceptance on the use of pretrial risk assessment  Data availability / informed stakeholder discussions What is  Pretrial Services program collaborations working ?  Local innovations

 Preventive Detention  Pretrial Assessment and Supervision Services in rural areas What could be  Training, Training, and more Training improved?  Continued reliance on charge-based financial bail/bond schedules  Lack of consistency ($ amounts) of bail/bond schedules  Treatment for defendants

 Questions? Thank you.  Greg Mauro, greg.mauro@denvergov.org  Doug Erler, derler@co.weld.co.us