Criminal Justice System Flow Chart
Across
- 2. Criminal offender joins a rehabilitation center, allowing offender avoid conviction
- 4. After a suspect is released and subject to supervision for a period of time
- 7. being confined in prison
- 9. All suspects prosecuted for serious crimes have the right to this person
- 13. A document giving the police legal ability to carry out an action relating to administration of justice
- 14. Formal accusation of a serious crime
- 17. Requiring the offender to pay compensation to the victim
- 19. Usually enforced penalties for minor crimes
- 21. After this, a sentence is imposed
- 22. A minor wrongdoing
- 25. The release of a prisoner based on the promise of good behavior, before the end of a sentence
Down
- 1. Directly take part in criminal justice system (Ex: report crime, participate as witnesses/jurors)
- 3. Person not old enough to be held responsible for criminal acts, typically under 18
- 5. Persons who tells the accused of their charges and decides if there is probable cause to detain them
- 6. Free someone of a criminal charge by the verdict of not guilty
- 8. Cancellation of a decision
- 9. A formal judgement of a potential crime
- 10. To compensate for injury or loss
- 11. Legal proceedings against someone potentially being charged for a crime
- 12. Penalties for disobeying the law
- 15. A person's inherent behavior and state of mind
- 16. When people listen to a case to determine if the accused committed a crime
- 18. A formal examination of a crime before a judge
- 20. Money that is paid in order to release a person temporarily
- 23. Process of reversing a decision by bringing trial to a higher court
- 24. A very serious crime punishable by imprisonment or death