Pretrial Monitor
Participation in this program before your case goes to court is VOLUNTARY. Individuals cited or arrested for certain offenses may be given the opportunity to participate in a Risk Assessment which asks about criminal history and a Needs Screening which asks about mental health and substance abuse.
The Pretrial Monitor will ask these questions. Following the Risk Assessment and Needs Screening, the Pretrial Monitor will:
1) Share the results with the prosecutor. The results cannot be used against you to prove your guilt.
2) Provide you information about other resources to help you address your areas of need and concern.
The Pretrial Monitor will not ask about your charges and you should not discuss those charges with the monitor. The Prosecutor might review the results of the Risk Assessment and Needs Screening and offer you the opportunity to participate in a program that does not involve filing your case with the court. This is called a Precharge Program. The decision to offer you a Precharge Program is entirely up to the Prosecutor.
If the Prosecutor files your case with the court, the Judge may use the results of the Risk Assessment and Needs Screening in determining bail and conditions of release which can include ordering you to get a Clinical Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Assessment and following the recommendations which may include treatment.
The specific details of the assessment will not be shared with the court. You may speak with a private attorney of public defender before deciding whether to participate.
The Pretrial Monitor will ask these questions. Following the Risk Assessment and Needs Screening, the Pretrial Monitor will:
1) Share the results with the prosecutor. The results cannot be used against you to prove your guilt.
2) Provide you information about other resources to help you address your areas of need and concern.
The Pretrial Monitor will not ask about your charges and you should not discuss those charges with the monitor. The Prosecutor might review the results of the Risk Assessment and Needs Screening and offer you the opportunity to participate in a program that does not involve filing your case with the court. This is called a Precharge Program. The decision to offer you a Precharge Program is entirely up to the Prosecutor.
If the Prosecutor files your case with the court, the Judge may use the results of the Risk Assessment and Needs Screening in determining bail and conditions of release which can include ordering you to get a Clinical Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Assessment and following the recommendations which may include treatment.
The specific details of the assessment will not be shared with the court. You may speak with a private attorney of public defender before deciding whether to participate.