Detaining the Accused in Jail to Protect the Community from Possible

question 66

Short Answer

Detaining the accused in jail to protect the community from possible future crimes by the accused pending trial is known as detention.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study that is manipulated or controlled by the researcher to test its effect on the dependent variable.

Exact Value

The precise, unrounded value of a number or expression without any approximation.

Sample Coefficient of Correlation

A measure indicating the degree and direction of linear relationship between two quantitative variables within a sample.

Estimated Regression Line

A line calculated from sample data that best fits the scatterplot of the data points, used to make predictions.