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arrest clearance  

Definición

  • the official removal by police of an active case following the arrest of a suspect. Because arrest clearances are a measure of police effectiveness, there is an incentive to clear arrests by any means, including through admission by offenders who may have had nothing to do with the crime in question. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Arrest Clearance]

Concepto genérico

Pertenece al grupo

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MGP3Z4J4-H

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