The relationship between bail decision-making and legal representation within the criminal justice system

Authors

Alfred Allan, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Maria M. Allan, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Margaret Giles, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Deirdre Drake, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publisher

Edith Cowan University

Place of Publication

Perth, Western Australia

School

School of Psychology

Comments

Allan, A., Allan, M.M., Giles, M., & Drake, D. (2003) The relationship between bail decision-making and legal representation within the criminal justice system. Perth, Australia: Edith Cowan University.

Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to examine the relationship between legal representation and bail decision-making within the criminal justice system in Western Australia. In doing so it was necessary to "rule out" a number of other factors and this process provided the opportunity to test whether some of the factors mentioned in the literature, such as age and race, have an independent effect on bail decision-making. The data also provided a valuable snapshot of bail decision-making in the Courts of Petty Sessions and the Perth Children’s Court...