About This Segment
A pre-sentence investigation is a comprehensive background investigation including but not limited to, childhood, schooling, prior criminal record, and other event that may have positively or adversely impacted the defendant's life.
[Length: 7 min 5 sec]
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This video was funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council and filmed in Bucks County Pennsylvania.
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Taye Hallock, Health Equity Project Coordinator
Email: taye.hallock@temple.edu