Chapter 1 Vocab CTE Law

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Across
  1. 1. A model by packer that advocates defendants presumption of innocence (protection of suspects rights and limitations placed on police powers to avoid convicting innocent people)
  2. 4. the bringing of charges against an individual based on probable cause so as to bring the matter before court
  3. 9. A model of the criminal justice process whereby a four-tiered hierarchy exists (at the top is serious cases and lower gets less serious
  4. 12. a court or jury's judgement or verdict of not guilty of the offences charged
  5. 13. the legal finding, by a jury/ judge, or through a guilty plea, that a criminal defendant is guilty
  6. 14. Early release from prison with conditions attached ( under supervision of a parole agency)
  7. 16. explains how powerful groups of people create laws to protect their values and interests
  8. 17. the taking in of custody or detaining of one who is suspected of committing a crime
  9. 18. A scheme whereby one is sentenced for a flexible time period (5-10 years, can be released when rehabilitated or when available)
  10. 19. The movement of defenders and cases through the criminal justice process
  11. 20. explains how a society creates laws as a result of common interests and values
Down
  1. 2. Authority to make decisions in enforcing the law based on ones observations and judgement (spirit of the law) rather than the letters of the law
  2. 3. A model by packer that emphasises law and order and argues that every effort must be made to suppress crime, and try to, convict, and incarcerate offenders
  3. 5. law A crime control strategy whereby an offender who commits three or more violent offences will be sentenced to a lengthy term (25-life)
  4. 6. elements of a crime that enhance its seriousness ( infliction of torture, killing a officer etc.)
  5. 7. A penalty or punishment
  6. 8. the legal resolution of a dispute (when on is declared guilty or not by a judge/jury)
  7. 10. Circumstances that would tend to lessen the severity of the sentence (such as ones youthfulness, mental stability, not having a prior criminal record, etc)
  8. 11. a specific, fixed-period sentence ordered by a court
  9. 15. A set of rules or values that spell out appropriate human conduct