The PSA Implementation Guides are designed to help criminal justice professionals plan and manage the pretrial improvement process. This includes incorporating the PSA into your pretrial system. The guides are organized by the seven phases of the implementation process. Each guide describes an implementation task and provides instructions, examples, and templates that can be adapted for use in your jurisdiction.
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The jurisdiction determines whether it has the elements needed to successfully implement the PSA and other pretrial improvements. These elements include stakeholder commitment, staff resources, data availability, and the ability to automate the PSA.
The jurisdiction creates a policy team, defines the team’s purpose, and educates team members about pretrial justice and the PSA.
The policy team decides how to automate the PSA. It might use case management software purchased from a vendor listed with Arnold Ventures or integrate the PSA into a current records system.
The policy team examines its state’s pretrial laws, studies the research on pretrial assessment and services, and develops a Decision Framework and a Release Conditions Matrix.
The policy team assesses the best way to tailor PSA resources for local use, for example, by preparing a Violent Offense List and designing a pretrial assessment report.
The policy team educates stakeholders and community partners about how the PSA and other advancements contribute to improved pretrial decision-making. It also trains staff on how to score and complete the PSA.
The policy team designs a quality assurance process to ensure that the PSA produces the expected results, agrees on performance outcomes, and creates a structure for reporting outcomes.
