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- 3. A fair probability, under the totality of the facts and circumstances known that the person arrested committed the crime(s) charged.
- 9. Category of crimes reported to the UCR including murder, nonnegligent man-slaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
- 10. Judges release a defendant from jail without monetary bail if they believe the person is not likely to flee. Such personal bonds are used most often for defendants accused of minor crimes and for those with substantial ties to the community.
- 12. Absolute protection against prosecution for any event or transaction about which a witness is compelled to give testimony or furnish evidence.
- 13. testimony.
- 17. Rule that requires counting of only the most serious offense for reporting crimes to the UCR.
- 18. A pretrial hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to hold the accused for the grand jury.
- 20. A witness may not be prosecuted based on grand jury testimony he or
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- 1. A bill of indictment by a grand jury.
- 2. An official document, signed by a judge, accusing an individual of a crime and authorizing law enforcement personnel to take the person into custody.
- 4. Holding suspects without bail if they are accused of committing a dangerous or violent crime and locking them up is deemed necessary for community safety.
- 5. A formal accusation of a criminal offense made against a person by a grand jury.
- 6. Shortly after arrest, the suspect is brought before a judicial official who informs the person of the reason for the arrest and, in the case of a felony, sets bond.
- 7. A formal accusation charging someone with the commission of a crime, signed by a prosecuting attorney, which has the effect of bringing the person to trial.
- 8. Incident-based, rather than summary-based, crime compilation system. It includes information about locations of crimes, type of weapons used, type and value of property damage, personal characteristics about the victim and defendant, etc.
- 11. Category of crimes reported to the UCR including murder, nonnegligent man-slaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
- 14. The stage of the criminal process in which the defendant is formally told the charges and allowed to enter a plea.
- 15. An information, indictment, or complaint that states the formal criminal charge against a named defendant.
- 16. provides but may be prosecuted based on evidence acquired independently from
- 19. A group of citizens who decide whether persons accused of crimes should be indicted (true bill) or not (no true bill).
- 20. most publicized and widely used measure of crime, which comes from the FBI; policing agencies report measures of crime within their jurisdictions to the FBI, who, in turn, compile and disseminate the statistics.