New York Pretrial Services (Inclusion of All Defendants), April 18, 1988, is a policy designed to provide legal representation and support to all defendants who appear before the New York criminal justice system. This policy was created to ensure that all defendants, regardless of their financial or social status, had the same access to the legal system. The services included in this policy are pretrial services, which include an assessment of the defendant’s social and financial circumstances, an evaluation of the defendant’s risk of committing a crime if released, and an assessment of the defendant’s likelihood of appearing in court. Additionally, this policy also includes court-appointed attorneys for indigent defendants, and the ability for the defendant to post bail to secure their release. This policy applies to all criminal defendants in the state of New York.