Booking is the official process of ______.

a. recording the suspect’s information and taking him or her into custody, fingerprinting, photographing and taking personal and criminal history information
b. securing the release of the defendant by paying money or relinquishing equivalent property
c. a negotiated agreement among the defendant, the prosecutor, and the court in exchange for a different type of sentence, no sentence, or reduced sentence
d. the judge determining whether there is sufficient evidence or probable cause that a crime was committed by the defendant


a. recording the suspect’s information and taking him or her into custody, fingerprinting, photographing and taking personal and criminal history information

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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In the phonetic alphabet, the letter "O" is pronounced in the following manner:

a. "Octopus" b. "Oliver" c. "Ocean" d. "Orange"

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Al-Qaeda's threat today is much harder to assess because it has become fractionalized and the command and control has been dismantled through the death of prominent leaders

a. True b. False

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August Vollmer's contribution to policing included all but which of the following?

A) World's first police school B) First police chief to require officers to get a college degree C) Hiring the first African-American and female officer D) Inventing the intoxilyzer

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