Factors that may convince a judge to grant an O. These kinds of factors may be relevant not only to O. See How Judges Set Bail. If you're trying to get out of jail or have questions about bail or O. You should always seek advice and representation from a lawyer when facing criminal charges.
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Conditions of Bail Bailed-out suspects commonly must comply with "conditions of release. Options for Paying Bail Bail can take any of the following forms : cash or check for the full amount of the bail property worth the full amount of the bail a bond that is, a guaranteed payment of the full bail amount , or a waiver of payment on the condition that the defendant appear in court at the required time commonly called release on one's "own recognizance".
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The custody clock stops when you're released and starts again if you're rearrested for the same offence. You can only be held, without being charged, for the remainder of the 12 hour period. If you're taken to hospital for medical treatment, the clock stops while you're in hospital, unless the police interview you at the hospital or travelling to or from the hospital.
You must be provided with information verbally or in writing about your rights. When you're at the police station the police should give you a 'letter of rights' in your native language or a language you can understand. You can find the letter of rights in different languages on the Scottish government website. If you haven't been informed of your rights, you might be able to challenge the custody as unlawful.
Speak to a lawyer as soon as possible. If you're 16 or 17 and not vulnerable or under a compulsory supervision order, you'll need the consent of a parent or another adult if you want to be interviewed without a lawyer. The police will ask them and will need to tell them about the crime you are suspected of.
They should be allowed to see you before they are asked whether they agree or disagree. You can be held in custody at the police station but you shouldn't be in contact with any adults that have been charged with a crime.
If you're under a compulsory supervision order, the police will tell the social work department and they might visit you in custody. The social work department will also be told if the police delayed contacting a parent or guardian because they were worried about your wellbeing. The police must usually tell a parent or guardian as soon as possible and ask them to come to the police station.
A senior officer might decide to delay telling your parents if, for example, they think it's best for your safety and wellbeing and they want a social worker to visit you. When your parents arrive they must be allowed to see you unless a senior officer refuses the visit. If the police can't contact a parent or guardian, or they can't visit you, they will keep trying to reach an appropriate person. The police won't automatically contact a parent or guardian. You have the right to ask for a parent or guardian, or any adult you choose, to be told you're in custody and asked to visit you.
You can ask that the police don't ask your parent or guardian to come to visit you at the police station. Even if they come to the police station you can refuse to see them. If the police can't reach your named contact, they will keep trying to reach an appropriate person who will visit you, unless you ask them not to.
If you want to, you must be allowed to see the person who was contacted unless a senior officer refuses the visit. A parent, or the person contacted by the police, should be allowed access to a child under 16 who is in custody.
The police may only allow access to 1 person at a time. If the police refuse parents access to children in custody without a good reason, this might lead to evidence obtained being ruled inadmissible. If you are a parent or guardian and you feel that visiting your child has been delayed or refused without a good reason, you might be able to make a complaint or take legal action against the police. The police can delay a private meeting with your solicitor if it is necessary to prevent or investigate crime, but they should not refuse it completely.
If the police refuse to allow you to have a private meeting that you've asked for with your lawyer you could challenge this in court. In exceptional circumstances a senior officer could allow you to be interviewed without a lawyer if it is necessary to prevent or investigate crime or apprehend offenders.
Most adults can agree to be interviewed without a lawyer but it is not in your best interests. The police will take a note of why you chose not to have a lawyer. The police shouldn't try to influence your decision whether to have a lawyer. As well as a lawyer, you have the right to have 1 other person told that you're at the police station.
This might be a family member, a carer or a friend. You don't have the right to make a telephone call personally - the police will do this for you.
The police must do this without delay unless there is a good reason not to, for example, that it might lead to the destruction of evidence or the warning of accomplices. The delay shouldn't be longer than is needed to investigate, prevent crime or apprehend offenders. If you're cautioned and charged at the time of arrest you will be informed that you do not have to make any statement, but that anything you do say will be noted and may be used in evidence.
You don't have to answer any questions the police ask you. You do have to give your name, address, date of birth, where you were born and your nationality. You might feel it is best not to say anything further to the police until you have consulted a solicitor.
You can say 'no comment'. If you're in police custody and you don't speak or understand English, or you have a speech or hearing impairment, you have a right to help with understanding the police proceedings. You might need an interpreter. The police must arrange this for you and it must be free. You also have a right to translations of essential documents, such as the charges against you.
These translations must be provided within a reasonable time and they must be free of charge. Only some parts of the essential documents might be translated or an oral translation might be provided as long as this would not be unfair to you. If the police decide that you don't need an interpreter or any translations of essential documents and you disagree, you or your lawyer should ask for a review of the decision. The review must be carried out by a senior officer who hasn't been part of the investigation.
If you do get help but you think it took too long or was not of a good enough quality to allow you to understand the proceedings, you can make a complaint. The police are expected to put arrested people in reasonable accommodation and provide regular meals. Police cells are considered reasonable accommodation. Items like your belt and shoelaces might be taken from you when you're searched. Any clothing or property will be returned when you're released unless it's kept as evidence. Police stations have disposable shell suits or paper suits to wear, and you might be able to get clothing sent from home.
Volunteers called Independent Custody Visitors visit police stations to check on the treatment of people held in police custody and conditions. You can ask to speak to an independent custody visitor if they visit the station. An independent custody visitor who finds something wrong or who receives a complaint will usually try to resolve the problem with the police station's duty inspector but, if it isn't resolved, they will raise it with senior police.
It's not possible to contact an independent custody visitor after you're released from police custody. The police might consider you to be a vulnerable adult if you have difficulty understanding what is happening or communicating because of a mental health condition, learning disability, dementia or brain damage. If the police think you need support, they must contact a specially trained person who can help you understand what's happening and communicate with the police.
This person is called an Appropriate Adult. They're separate from the police. If you're in custody the police have the power to search you.
The police can also confiscate your belongings, particularly if something could be used as a weapon. The search must be carried out by an officer who is the same sex as you. If you identify as transgender you should tell the police as soon as possible. If you've been arrested under a warrant, the police will have the power to do an intimate body search or 'strip search'.
This should only be done by an officer of the same sex and in private. They can ask you to remove clothing and you might be asked to hold your arms in the air or stand with your legs apart.
They can only look at genital or anal orifices when a special warrant has been issued. An invasive search involves physical examination of the body orifices and can only be carried out by a nurse or a doctor. A special warrant has to be obtained to carry out an invasive search. You can ask to see the warrant.
If you've been arrested or are detained under suspicion of having committed a crime for which you could be put in prison, the police have the power to take photographs of you. They will take standard photographs known as 'mug shots'. If you're released without being charged, or the charge against you is dropped, or you're found not guilty by a court, then the photographs will be destroyed by the police. If you're charged, the photographs will be kept until you go to court. If you're found guilty, the photographs will be kept with your criminal record.
If you've been arrested, the police will usually take your fingerprints, and might take palm prints or other impressions. Other samples can also be taken using reasonable force if a police inspector provides permission, such as:.
If you're convicted, your prints and impressions will be kept with your criminal record. Otherwise, in most cases, your prints and impressions will be destroyed. However, your prints or impressions can be held for up to 2 years 3 in the case of certain violent and sexual offences where you have accepted an alternative to prosecution in court, for example a fine or work order. If you are subsequently acquitted or if criminal proceedings are dropped, your DNA details will usually be destroyed.
However, it may be kept in some circumstances:. There are separate rules for keeping your DNA if you're under 16 and are referred to a children's hearing. If you have not been arrested you do not have to take part in an identification parade, but might be asked to do so voluntarily. One thing to remember, there is a big difference between a Minimum Camp and a Low security prison.
This is a fairly common mistake but one that can have a profound affect on the person doing the time. While the majority of people receive an accurate score for designation, mistakes have been known to occur. Since people are putting all this information into the computer manually and then making a decision on an individual that they do not know, they tend to make conservative decisions resulting in increased scores higher security.
The PSR is the primary source for much of this information, so it is essential that the defendant and her counsel ensure that it is accurate. When all of the information is completed by DSCC, recommendations for a prison designation are presented in order of prisons that that meet the inmates needs listed from closest to the release zip code usually legal residence.
The closest facility to the legal residence is listed on top and then second closest, third closest, etc. From that list, a designation is determined. Prison Designation Custody Level Finally, The Custody Level plays a role in determining an institution appropriate for an inmate based on the amount of supervision required by the institution. There are four levels of custody Community - means that the inmate is able to go out into the community for certain designated trips or work, which may be without BOP supervision.
Out - means that the inmate could be outside of the fence or compound but is not allowed to be in the local community without supervision. In - means that the inmate is never allowed outside of the fence Maximum - Constant supervision.
The Custody Level evaluation is determined by the following: 1. Existing Detainer a. None 0 points b. Moderate 3 points d. High 5 points e. Greatest 7 points 2. Lowest 0 points b. Low Moderate 1 point c. Greatest 7 points 3.
Category I 0 points b.
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