Rethinking Bail

Max Travers is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia. Rick Sarre is Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice in the School of Law, University of South Australia, Australia. Isabelle Bartkowiak-Theron is Senior Lecturer and Discipline Coordinator Police Studies in the School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia. Emma Colvin is Lecturer in the Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt University, Australia. Christine Bond is Senior Lecturer in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Australia. Andrew Day is Enterprise Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Bail Reform In Context.- 3. Researching Bail Practices.- 4. Professional Perspectives.- 5. Bail Decision-Making.- 6. Defendants With Vulnerabilities.- 7. Risk Profiles.-8. Pretrial Services.- 9. Prospects For Court Reform.- 10. Conclusion: Rethinking Bail.