Peter Reuter

University of Maryland Website

Peter Reuter is Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Public Policy and Criminology at the University of Maryland. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. Professor Reuter won the 2019 Stockholm Prize in Criminology.

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Pretrial detention

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

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Disagree 5
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Disagree 7
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Ending the use of cash bail will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

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Agree 5
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Agree 7
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Using risk assessment to inform detention decisions will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

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Disagree 5
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Neutral/No Opinion 5
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