bail
What is a system that discriminates against the poor?
the bail system
what is bail?
agreement where an arrested person pays money to the court to go home and wait for their trial.
Pretrial diversion can be referred as
a deferred prosecution or probation without adjudication
Pretrial supervision is a?
alternative to bail
A felony is less than one year of incarceration.
false
what is incarceration?
keeping a person in a prison or jail
what problems did the system of bail have?
did not relate to criminal processing and discriminated against the poor.
A misdemeanor is less serious criminal offence
true
The history of pretrial release programs is traced to
medieval england
is the grass green?
I guess yea
what is personal recognizance?
a defendant is freed based solely on their own promise to appear in court, without needing an appearance bond