Intro to Criminal Justice Chapter 12
Across
- 3. , all law that is not criminal, including tort, contract, personal property, maritime and commercial law
- 4. , an offense is cleared by arrest or solved when at least one person is arrested
- 11. , A violation of social rules of conduct, interpreted and expressed by a written criminal code, created by people holding social and political power
- 12. , type of multiple killer who spreads the murderous outburst over a few days
- 13. , Type of multiple killer who kills over a long period of time
- 14. , a defense for a criminal act claiming that the criminal act was reasonable or necessary
- 18. , an illegal act, or failure to act when legally required
- 19. , a sentence entailing the conditional release of a convicted offender into the community under the supervision of the court
- 20. , criminal acts directed toward a particular person or members of a group because they share a discernible racial, ethnic, religious characteristic
- 21. , a guilty mind
- 22. , a condition of probation in which the offender repays society or the victim of crime for the trouble the offender caused
Down
- 1. , Levying a money payment on offenders to compensate society for their misdeeds
- 2. , A fine geared to the average daily income of the convicted offender in an effort to bring equity to the sentencing
- 5. , the absence or weakness of rules, norms, or guidelines on what is socially or morally acceptable
- 6. , a program requiring probationers to pay in part for the cost of their treatment
- 7. , the chief law enforcement officer in a county
- 8. , An administrative act performed by a parole authority that removes a person from parole, or a judicial order.
- 9. , the seizure of personal property by the state as a civil or criminal penalty
- 10. , in early english towns, an appointed peacekeeper who organized citizens for protecetion
- 12. , the emotional turmoil and conflict caused when people believe that they cannot achieve their desires and goals
- 15. , the law of personal injuries
- 16. , The process in which a probation officer settles cases at the initial appearance before the onset of formal criminal proceedings.
- 17. , A group of citizens chosen to hear charges against persons accused of crime and to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to bring those persons to trial