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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > diversion and probation > recognizance
... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > recognizance
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recognizance  

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  • While pretrial detention serves to ensure a defendant's court appearance, it raises ethical and legal questions about the appropriateness of punishing people who have not yet been convicted and are thus innocent until proven guilty. Pretrial detention can also have other negative consequences, including increased chances of a conviction and imposition of harsher sentences. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Recognizance]

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