Thomas H. Cohen

Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

One Columbus Circle N.E.

Washington, DC 20544

United States

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Scholarly Papers (14)

1.

Who’s Better at Defending Criminals? Does Type of Defense Attorney Matter in Terms of Producing Favorable Case Outcomes

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 01 Jul 2011
Thomas H. Cohen
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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defense counsel, criminal case processing

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Commercial Surety Bail and the Problem of Missed Court Appearances and Pretrial Detention

3rd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Papers
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 09 May 2008 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2009
Thomas H. Cohen
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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pretrial release, commercial bond, failure to appear

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Early Termination: Shortening Federal Supervision Terms Without Endangering Public Safety

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 22 Jan 2025
Thomas H. Cohen
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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Predicting Sex Offender Recidivism: Using the Federal Post-Conviction Risk Assessment Instrument to Assess the Likelihood of Recidivism Among Federal Sex Offenders

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 May 2017
Thomas H. Cohen
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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Do Federal and State Courts Differ in How They Handle Civil Trial Litigation: A Portrait of Civil Trials in State and Federal District Courts

2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Jul 2006
Thomas H. Cohen
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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civil justice, juries, state and federal courts

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When is the Verdict or Judgment Final?: An Examination of Post Trial Activity in Civil Litigation

CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jul 2009
Thomas H. Cohen
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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post trial motions, appeals, civil bench and jury trials

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The Neglected 'R' — Responsivity and the Federal Offender

Federal Probation, Vol. 78, No. 2, September 2014
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Oct 2014
Thomas H. Cohen and Jay Whetzel
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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Does Change in Risk Matter?: Examining Whether Changes in Offender Risk Characteristics Influence Recidivism Outcomes

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Jun 2015
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and Office of Probation and Pretrial Services, Administrative Office of the United States Courts
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The Imposition of Pretrial Conditions on Released Federal Defendants: The Overuse of Conditions Without Providing any Measurable Benefits

Criminal Justice and Behavior (forthcoming)
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 03 Oct 2023
Thomas H. Cohen and William Hicks Jr.
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and District of Nevada Pretrial Services Office
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Risk assessment, criminal justice system, recidivism, assessment, decision making

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Litigating Civil Cases in State Intermediate Appellate Courts: Analyzing Decisions to Appeal Civil Trial Verdicts or Judgments and the Impact of Appellate Litigation on Trial Court Outcomes

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 25 Jun 2013
Thomas H. Cohen
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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civil appeals, state intermediate appellate courts

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Expeditiousnesses and Delay in State Courts: An Exploration of Case Processing Time in Civil Trials

5th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2010
Thomas H. Cohen
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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Civil Trials, Case Processing Time

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Revalidation of the Federal Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument (PTRA): Testing the PTRA for Predictive Biases

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2018
Thomas H. Cohen and Christopher Lowenkamp
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and University of Missouri Kansas City
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A Rejoinder to Dressel and Farid: New Study Finds Computer Algorithm is More Accurate than Humans at Predicting Arrest and as Good as a Group of 20 Lay Experts

Federal Probation, 82(2): 51-56
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 15 Nov 2018
University of Missouri at Kansas City, University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Cincinnati - College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, Carleton University, Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, AO US Courts, California State University, East Bay and AO US Courts
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Does the Risk of Recidivism for Supervised Offenders Improve Over Time? Examining Changes in the Dynamic Risk Characteristics for Offenders Under Federal Supervision

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2014
Thomas H. Cohen and Scott VanBenschoten
Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and Office of Probation and Pretrial Services, Administrative Office of the United States Courts
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