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Victims of crime enter the criminal justice system involuntarily; the result of someone else's bad choices. The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office is committed to protecting the constitutional rights of those victims, and to making the criminal justice system more effective throughout the “critical stages” stages.  These stages include:

• Filing of charges and the decision not to file charges;

• Preliminary hearing;

• Any bond reduction or modification hearing;*

• Arraignment hearing;

• Motions hearing;

• Any subpoena for a victim’s mental health, medical, education or victim compensation records;*

• Disposition of the complaint or charges against the person accused;*

• Trial;

• Sentencing hearing;*

• Appellate review or appellate decision;

• Post conviction DNA testing

• Sentence reconsideration;*

• Probation revocation hearing;

• The filing of a complaint, summons, or warrant by probation for failure to report or because the location of a person convicted of a crime is unknown;

• The change of venue or transfer of probation supervision;

• Request for release from probation supervision prior to the expiration of the defendant’s sentence;

• Request for release from community corrections prior to the expiration of the defendant’s sentence;

• An attack on judgment or conviction for which a court hearing is set;

• Parole application hearing;

• Parole, release, or discharge from imprisonment of a person convicted of a crime;

• Parole revocation hearing;

• Transfer to or placement of a person convicted of a crime in a non-secure facility;

• Transfer, release, or escape of a person charged with or convicted of a crime from any state hospital;

• Any petition by a sex offender to terminate sex offender registration;

• The execution of an offender in a capital case; and

* In addition to the right to be informed and present, the victim also has a right to be heard at hearings on bond reduction or modification, any subpoena for the victim’s records, disposition of the case such as acceptance of a negotiated plea, and sentencing, including any modification of the sentence.