Justice System hour 1

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Across
  1. 2. offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
  2. 3. the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
  3. 7. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
  4. 10. a person who practices or studies law; an attorney or a counselor.
  5. 11. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
  6. 14. a crime against the government.
  7. 16. the detention of a person, often in a correctional or psychiatric facility.
  8. 17. possession of a Controlled Substance.
  9. 19. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
  10. 20. the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.
  11. 21. the case presented by or on behalf of the party being accused.
  12. 24. fraud, public corruption, bribery, insider trading and money laundering.
  13. 28. offenses such as Prostitution, drug use.
  14. 30. an arraignment is usually the first court date in a criminal case.
Down
  1. 1. loitering, begging, solicitation, recreational drug use, and gambling.
  2. 4. Crimes that use electronic and digitally based technology to attack computers or a computer network.
  3. 5. those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  4. 6. a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor.
  5. 8. a criminal case deal between a defendant and the prosecutor.
  6. 9. a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
  7. 12. a grand jury, not a prosecutor, has filed criminal charges against you.
  8. 13. a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
  9. 15. a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
  10. 18. the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior.
  11. 22. jury a jury, typically of twenty-three people, selected to examine the validity of an accusation before trial.
  12. 23. a crime that carries a less severe punishment than a felony.
  13. 25. To seize someone by legal authority and take into custody.
  14. 26. a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
  15. 27. a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.
  16. 29. a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.