I. Pre-Trial Service Officers Investigation: a. Gathering and Verifying: important information about defendant and defendant’s suitability for pretrial release. b. When officers are notified that defendants have been arrested, this is when the Investigation begins. c. The Arresting agent will place a call to the Pretrial service office with information about the defendant, and the circumstances surrounding the arrest (Pretrial Services, n. d.). II. Officers must Interview defendant(s): This is done to Determine defendant’s source of support, activities, living situation, and employment (Pretrial Services, n. d.). a. Prior to the Interview a criminal history check will be performed, the Officer may need to speak to the Assistant U.S. Attorney about the charges and government’s position for a decision to be made in deciding to release or detain the defendant. b. The Interview must take place in the U.S. Marshal’s holding cell, local jail, pretrial services office, or law enforcement agency’s office (Pretrial Services, n. d.). c. Officers speak to defendants in private and must remain objective during the interaction. d. The Officer Explains that information will be used to determine defendant’s release or whether or not he/she is detained. e. Officers must never discuss alleged offense, guilt or innocence and does not provide legal advice or recommend an attorney (Journalists Guide, 2011). I. . (Pretrial Services, n. d.). Verify Information received from the Defendant(s). II. Any information the Officer receives could confirm what defendant has said, contradict it, or provide something more (Pretrial Services, n. d.). III. Items that can be collected are documents, collateral sources from other people, and online research. IV. Officer’s research may involve contacting defendant’s family members and