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what is monetary degree deposited with the court?   bail  
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what is seizing and obtaining a person by lawful authority?   arrest  
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what is it called when criminals enter a plea?   arraignment  
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what is immediate trial without a jury?   summary  
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what is a person against whom a legal action is brought?   defendant  
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what is a smoothly operating set of arraignments?   system  
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what is a document that outlines the formal charges?   information  
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what is a serious crime?   felony  
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what is a politically defined geographical area?   jurisdiction  
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what is a less serious crime?   misdemeanor  
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what is 50% proof that requires evidence?   probable cause  
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what is the conditional release of prisoners?   parole  
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what are beliefs based on emotion rather than analysis?   myths  
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what is a person advised of their rights?   initial  
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what is a trial before the judge without a jury?   bench trial  
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what is an administrative recording of an arrest?   booking  
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what is the technical order of a resume?   name, address, phone number, email, objective, experience, education, interests, tips, references (on a separate page) school activities, and skills.  
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what, along with your resume, must you have with you during an interview?   cover letter  
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what is a behavior that violates the norms of society?   crime- intentional violation of the criminal law or penal code, committed without defense or excuse and penalized by the state  
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what is the external consequence required to make an action a crime?   harm  
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what are the three separate operations of search and rescue?   size up, search, rescue  
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what are the two factors that determine the decision to attempt a rescue?   risks involved to rescuer, overall goal of doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people.  
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what are the goals of search and rescue operations?   rescue the greatest number of people in the shortest amount of time, and rescue lightly trapped victims first  
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who is the most important person in a rescue attempt?   rescuer  
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what do effective search and rescue operations hinge on?   effective size up, rescuer safety, victim safety  
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when does CERT operation, search and rescue begin and how long does it last?   beginning of operation and it lasts as long as the operation continues.  
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what is the 9 step process of a disaster size up?   gather facts, asses and communicate damage, consider probabilities, asses own situation, establish priorities, make decisions, develop plan of action, take action, evaluate progress.  
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what are the two steps involved in a search operation?   employing search techniques, and locating potential videos  
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what are buildings built before 1933 that collapse easily called?   pancake void  
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what should CERT members do if they see a pancake void?   get out immediately  
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what is it called when a collapsed wall/floor is resting on an outside wall?   lean-to-void  
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what should CERT members do id they encounter a "V" void?   leave the building immediately  
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what are individual voids?   spaces where the victim may have crawled for protection  
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what should CERT members do after identifying possible areas of entrapment?   determine potential number of victims, identify most probable areas of entrapment  
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what does effective search methodology indicate and prevent?   indicates rescuer location, prevents duplication of effort  
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what are the three primary functions involved in rescues?   create a safe rescue environment, triaging or stabilizing victims, removing victims  
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what is leveraging?   wedging a lever under object that needs to be moved  
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what are the two basic types of removal?   self-removal or assist, lift and drag  
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what are the three goals for all rescue operations?   maintain rescuer safety, triage in lightly and moderately damaged buildings, evacuate victims as quickly as possible while minimizing additional injury  
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what do the four extrication methods depend on? +   general stability of immediate environment, number of rescuers available, strengths and abilities of rescuers, condition of victim  
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