Communications Block BLET

LEO should make victims aware of which of the following when a misdemeanor crime has been commited

• The victim may swear out for a warrant for a crime committed against them, at the magistrate's office

• In the misdemeanor cases investigated by law enforcement officers, the officer takes out a warrant for arrest for the subject

• Victims must be encouraged to cooperate throughout the process

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT one of the North Carolina courts discussed in the victims outline?

• Superior

• Magistrates Chamber

• District

• Court of Appeals

Those eligible to receive aid through the North Carolina Crime Victims Compensation Act are:

• The victim

• Dependent of deceased victim

• A person who is authorized to act on behalf of a victim, a dependent, or a third person who is not a collateral source

• All of the above

The following are the categories included in the federal definition of hate crime/bias crime

• Race, religion, ethnicity/national origin, gender, political affiliation

• Race, religion, ethnicity/national origin, gender, political affiliation, disability

• Race, religion, ethnicity/national origin, disability, sexual orientation

• Race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender

The district attorney is:

• The person responsible for helping the victims file for compensation

• Usually the first person the victim encounters after a crime has been committed

• The person who represents the state in all criminals actions brought to the superior and district courts in the district

• The attorney appointed to eh defendant if he/she cannot afford to hire one

Compensation from the NC Crime Victims Compensation Act may be paid for:

• Loss of property paid for by insurance

• An economic loss of less than $100

• Medical expenses, lost wages

• Reimbursement for pain and suffering

A victim may be defined as an individual who suffers ___ as the result of the commission of a crime

• Physical hard

• Financial harm

• Emotional harm

• All of the above

Depending upon the type of crime, the victim may have to visit the local magistrate to swear out a warrant for __ crimes that he/she witnessed

• Midemeanor

• Felony

• Civil situations

• None of the above

__ Cases are usually investigated by law enforcement before warrants are issued, unless the __ occurred in the officers presence.

• Misdemeanor

• Felony

• Civil

• None of the above

The __ has no jury, and it makes no determinations of fact; Rather, is considers error in legal procedures or in judicial interpretation of the law and hears oral arguements on the written record of cases previously tried by the superior courts, district courts, court of appeals, and certain administrative agencies and commisions

• Superior Court

• Court of appeals

• County or district court

• Supreme Court