Felony defendants enter a plea at the _____ stage of the judicial process

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


arraignment

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1. Institutional parole officer works to aid the offender in making the transition from prison life to community supervision. 2. The Second Chance Act was designed to improve outcomes for people returning to communities from prisons and jails. 3. The terms and conditions for parolees, in many cases, are identical to many of those included for offenders on probation. 4. The U.S. Internal Prison Commission Extension Act of 1933 was passed to provide for the continued performance of the Parole Commission. 5. During the 1800s and 1900s, England implemented a form of punishment known as banishment on a widespread scale. During this time, criminals were sent to the American colonies and Canada.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Holdup alarms and burglar alarms are equally likely to be false and therefore not valuable to investigators. 2. Investigators should pay more attention to robbery victims' descriptions of clothing worn by perpetrators as this information is most likely to lead to the apprehension of robbers. 3. Most robbers would be best classified as non-emotional offenders for interrogation purposes. 4. Street robberies often involve carjacking.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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John has just been arrested for robbery. It is his third felony arrest. The court John is brought to is very busy, with dozens of cases awaiting disposition.John was apprehended with stolen goods. Based on _____, the district attorney decides the evidence is strong enough to uphold an arrest

A) probable cause B) arraignment C) preponderance of the evidence D) reasonable doubt E) reasonable suspicion

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