The domestic violence call resulted in an arrest. The suspect has entered the criminal justice system where he will go from one step to the next until his case has been fully adjudicated. This process is referred to by Cole and Smith as

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Filtering is the term used by Cole and Smith to describe the process by which cases move through the criminal justice system, with decisions made at each stage that determine whether the case will proceed to the next step.

The Domestic Violence Call Resulted in an Arrest