Anna Bindler

University of Cologne Website

Anna Bindler is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Cologne. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from University College London.

Voting History

Pretrial detention

Reducing the number of people detained pretrial will lead to a net increase in crime in the medium- to long-term.

Vote Confidence
Disagree 8
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Disagree 7
Comments

The existing evidence suggests that the rates of pretrial detention may not be justified by the average reduction in the risk of crime. However, it is possible that pretrial detention leads to general deterrence effects that should be taken into account.

Ending the use of cash bail will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

Vote Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 5
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Agree 7
Comments

The response may very much depend on the counterfactual - what is cash bail substituted with.

Using risk assessment to inform detention decisions will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

Vote Confidence
Disagree 6
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 5
Comments

The existing research suggests that using risk assessment to inform detention may overcome errors in pretrial decisions and reduce the number of people detained pretrial. However, this will depend on the extent to which risk assessments feature into judicial decisions; so far, the evidence suggests that judges may override the suggestions of algorithms.