Criminal Justice Terminology

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