Criminal Defense & CJ Investigative Phase

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Across
  1. 5. Giving Evidence and answering questions that would tend to subject one to criminal prosecution
  2. 7. (elsewhere) An excuse or plea that a person was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed
  3. 10. Using commonly notions of what typical drug couriers look and act like in order to be able to question a person without establishing individualized suspicion
  4. 11. A legal rule that generally prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against the defendant in trial
  5. 13. Questioning by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody
  6. 15. To question a witness or suspect
  7. 16. An act by law enforcement officials to persuade a person to commit a crime that the person would not otherwise have committed
  8. 18. A written statement of facts sworn to or made under oath
  9. 19. Biological evidence, derived from testing samples of human tissues and fluids, that genetically links an offender to a crime
  10. 23. A court-ordered document authorizing the police to arrest an individual on a specific crime
  11. 24. A court order issued by a judge, giving police the power to search a person or to enter a building to search for and seize items related to a crime
  12. 25. To "pat down" or search the outer clothing of someone whom the police believe is acting suspiciously
Down
  1. 1. A defense to a criminal charge that shows a just and lawful reason for the defendant's conduct
  2. 2. Rights that a person taken into custody must be informed of by police or other officials before questioning begins
  3. 3. The inappropriate use of race as a factor in identifying people who may break or have broken the law
  4. 4. A reasonable belief, known personally or through reliable sources, that a specific person has committed a crime
  5. 6. Evidence that justifies an officer in stopping and questioning an individual believed to be involved in criminal activity; based less on evidence than probable cause but more than a mere hunch
  6. 8. To Confirm Information
  7. 9. Unlawful pressure on a person to do something that he or she would not otherwise do (a defense or criminal charge)
  8. 12. Any items that are illegal to possess
  9. 14. Defense raised by a criminal defendant stating that because of mental disease or defect, the defendant should not be held responsible for the crime committed
  10. 17. Legal defense of a person considered not yet legally responsible for his or her actions; the time before which a person becomes entitled to the legal rights and responsibilities normally held by citizens
  11. 20. A state of drunkenness or similar condition created by the use of drugs or alcohol
  12. 21. "In good faith" characterized by good faith and lack of fraud or deceit
  13. 22. To take a person suspected of a crime into custody