Criminal Justice Terminology
Across
- 3. facts and circumstances providing justification for a brief stop or detention
- 4. person or party who initiates a lawsuit
- 7. agreement between two or more people to commit a crime
- 10. unlawful killing of a person without malice
- 13. correctional facility typically run by local law enforcement and housing detainees and short-term inmates
- 14. hearing in which a person charged with a crime is informed of the charges, enters a plea and is advised of constitutional rights
- 17. legal judgement stating a person accused of a crime has been found guilty
- 18. a person who is not the chief offender but is involved in some way; accomplice
- 19. party against whom a claim or charge is brought
- 21. threshold which must be reached in order to have a claim legally established as fact
- 22. trial in which a judge hears the case and decides guilt of the accused without a jury
- 23. deliberately and illegally setting fire to a property
- 24. theft of property from a person using force or the threat of force
Down
- 1. facts and circumstances providing reasonable justification for a seizure, search or warrant
- 2. correctional facility generally run by state or federal government and housing long term inmates
- 5. legal judgement stating a person accused of a crime cannot be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
- 6. entering a property or room with the intent to steal items from the premises
- 8. legally defined area over which an agency has control
- 9. process by which a state or nation transfers custody of an individual for prosecution or punishment
- 10. unlawful killing of a person with malice
- 11. government attorney who represents the interests of the public in court proceedings against people accused of crimes
- 12. limited protective search of a person consisting of a pat down of outer clothing
- 15. unlawful killing of a person by another person
- 16. release of a prisoner from imprisonment but not from legal custody and supervision
- 20. sentencing option in which the convicted offender is required to fulfill certain conditions