Criminal Justice System
Across
- 3. this type of crime happens in the workplace, like fraud or embezzlement
- 4. punishment, also referred to as probation, in which criminals are not in jail but heavily monitored for a set period of time
- 6. less serious crime, like a traffic ticket
- 9. the death penalty as a result of a major crime
- 10. formally accused of a crime
- 11. crimes against people are always considered ______ by definition, even if nothing aggressive happened
- 13. this is an example of a crime against property, where someone's property gets stolen
- 14. a set amount of money to get someone out of jail until their court date
- 15. court process with a jury where both groups get a chance to argue, ask questions, and provide evidence in a case
Down
- 1. punishment in which criminals are sent to prison for a set amount of time
- 2. the time when the defendant appears in front of the judge and pleads either guilty or innocent
- 5. a major crime with serious consequences (murder, kidnapping)
- 7. the group of people in charge of preventing crime and arresting criminals
- 8. people under the age of 18
- 12. _________ cause: police need this in order to arrest criminals with a good reason