Explain what factors influence a judge’s decision of whether or not to grant bail and how and why these factors are considered.
What will be an ideal response?
The judge must decide whether to release the suspect on bail and, if so, the type and amount of bail to
impose. When a judge concludes that a suspect poses a significant risk of flight or of harm to others, bail
will not be granted. But if the suspect’s appearance at trial is not a concern and he/she is not seen as
dangerous, the suspect may either be released on his/her own recognizance (that is, without paying bail)
or required to pay monetary bail. These factors are evaluated by taking into consideration the
defendant’s ties to the community, whether or not they are employed, prior convictions, seriousness of
the offense, and if they have the financial ability and means to be a serious flight risk. These factors are
considered in order to ensure public safety and to protect the community from dangerous criminals.
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What is the purpose of "development of victimology" in criminal personality profiling?
What will be an ideal response?
What does IASD stand for?
A) Information Accounting and Systems Delivery B) Informatics Assistance and Standards Department C) Infrastructure Analysis and Strategy Division D) Internal Automated Strategic District
Courtroom decisions are not made by a range of actors who meet in a court "arena" known as the:
A. Bench B. Courtroom work group C. Judicial branch D. Bar
Which of the following is true concerning qualitative field research?
a. it is often a theory- or hypothesis-generating activity b. always has clear operational definitions of key terms c. must begin with clearly stated and defined hypotheses d. does not define the nature of a crime problem being studied