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According to American law, if someone is accused of a crime, he is considered innocent until the court proves the person is guilty.
根據(jù)美國(guó)法律，如果有人被指控犯罪，在法庭證明他有罪前他被認(rèn)為是無(wú)罪的。
To arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been committed.
逮捕一個(gè)人，警察必須合理地確定一宗罪行已經(jīng)犯下。
The police must give the suspect the reasons why they are arresting him and tell him his rights under the law.
警察必須給疑犯他們逮捕他的理由并且告訴他在法律下他的權(quán)力。
Then the police take the suspect to the police station, where the name of the person and the charges against him are formally listed.
然后警察把嫌犯帶到警察局，在這里這個(gè)人的名字和他的罪名正式被列出。
The next step is for the suspect to go before a judge. The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in jail or released.
下一步是嫌犯去法官面前。法官?zèng)Q定嫌犯是應(yīng)該被關(guān)在監(jiān)獄或者釋放。
If the suspect has no previous criminal record and the judge feels that he will return to court rather than run away, he can go free. Otherwise, the suspect must put up bail.
如果嫌犯沒(méi)有以前的犯罪記錄并且法官感覺(jué)他會(huì)回到法庭而不是逃跑，他可以獲得自由。否則，嫌犯必須付保釋金。
At this time, too, the judge will appoint a court lawyer to defend the suspect if he can't afford one.
同時(shí)，如果嫌犯請(qǐng)不起律師的話，法官會(huì)指定一個(gè)法庭律師來(lái)為其辯護(hù)。
The suspect returns to court a week or two later.
嫌犯一周或者兩周后返回法庭。
A lawyer from the district attorney's office presents a case against the suspect.
地區(qū)檢察院的律師提出對(duì)嫌犯的起訴。
The attorney may present evidence as well as witnesses.
律師會(huì)提出證據(jù)和證人。
The judge then decides whether there is enough reason to hold a trial.
法官之后決定是否有充分理由進(jìn)行庭審。
The American justice system is very complex and sometimes operates slowly.
美國(guó)的司法系統(tǒng)非常復(fù)雜并且有時(shí)候進(jìn)程緩慢。
However, every step is designed to protect the rights of the people.
然后每一步都是為了保護(hù)人民的權(quán)益而設(shè)。
These individual rights are the foundation of the American government.
這些個(gè)人權(quán)益是美國(guó)政府的基礎(chǔ)。
