Pretrial Division Director explains new risk assessment tool

Geri Fox, Director of the Alaska Department of Corrections’
Pretrial Enforcement Division, speaks with Alaska Justice Forum
Editor Pamela Cravez about the advantages and
limitations of Alaska’s new pretrial risk assessment tool.

January 1, Alaska courts began using a pretrial risk assessment tool to assist in bail decisions. The goal is to improve public safety by reducing the number of defendants who fail to appear for trial or commit a new crime while out on bail. Geri Fox, Director of the Alaska Department of Corrections’ Pretrial Enforcement Division, speaks with Alaska Justice Forum Editor Pamela Cravez about the advantages and limitations of Alaska’s new pretrial risk assessment tool.  See the video

Learn more about the development of Alaska's pretrial risk assessment tool and pretrial assessment tools used nationally in the Winter 2018 Alaska Justice Forum.