Criminal Justice Crossword

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
Across
  1. 3. the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision
  2. 5. Law​, the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
  3. 6. , Federal Bureau of Investigation​
  4. 8. an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
  5. 10. Cause, ​probable cause is the standard by which police authorities have reason to obtain a warrant for the arrest of a suspected criminal
  6. 12. law​, the law as established by the outcome of former cases.
  7. 14. seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody
  8. 15. a person who has committed a crime.​
  9. 16. , a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial​
  10. 18. the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior​​
  11. 21. , a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law
  12. 22. entry into a building illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.
  13. 23. an opportunity to state one's case
  14. 26. a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
  15. 27. , a person who acts on behalf of another person or group.​
  16. 28. a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true
  17. 29. theft of personal property
Down
  1. 1. , the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.​
  2. 2. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.​
  3. 4. a nonindictable offense, regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a felony
  4. 7. the action or process of correcting something.​
  5. 9. , the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.​
  6. 11. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.​
  7. 12. law​, a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.
  8. 13. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
  9. 17. a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court
  10. 19. Reus, action or conduct which is a constituent element of a crime, as opposed to the mental state of the accused.
  11. 20. an accusation, typically one formally made against a prisoner brought to trial.
  12. 24. declare the punishment decided for (an offender)
  13. 25. appearance, ​When a defendant appears before a judge within a certain number of hours of an arrest in order for the the judge to determine if there is probable cause for the arrest