The function of the initial appearance is to:
A) impose a sentence.
B) for the prosecutor to prepare the formal charging document and present it to the court.
C) bring the suspect before a judge.
D) for the judge to decide whether there is reasonable cause to believe that an offense was committed.
E) bring the accused person before the court to hear the indictment and to enter a plea.
C
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The primary source of official crime statistics in the United States is the annual _______ published by the FBI.
a. NIBRS report b. NCVS c. UCR d. self-report survey
Instrumented analysis has the advantage of _______________
a. being automated b. providing precise and accurate documentation c. lending itself to convenient storage of samples in the event that subsequent retesting may be required d. All of the above
Steve enters a convenience store with the intent to steal a couple of cases of beer. However, after he grabs the beer, he is confronted by the store clerk. Steve shoots and kills the clerk before running out of the store with the two cases of beer. Under the hierarchy rule, which crime(s) is reported by the police to the FBI?
A. murder B. murder and burglary C. murder, burglary, and theft D. murder, aggravated assault, and burglary
Regardless of the severity of their mental illness, mentally ill offenders can not have psychotropic drugs in prison
a. True b. False