MEASUREMENT AND DEFINITION OF CRIME (ASSESSMENT PREPARATION)
Across
- 1. the agency that compiles crime data from local law enforcement agencies in an attempt to measure the overall rate of crime in the UNITED STATES
- 5. a correctional facility, in which an individual could be housed for one year or longer after a conviction
- 6. a type of court case, in which the defendant/accused must testify during court/trial
- 8. a type of crime (serious), which is punishable by death or by imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary (PRISON)
- 10. a type of offense, in which the maximum penalty is death
- 13. a rule, in which local law enforcement agencies only report the most serious crime if an individual has committed a number of crimes in a single "spree" and/or event
- 14. the harming effects caused and/or suffered as a result of the criminal act that was committed
- 16. a type of crime (minor), which is punishable by fine or by confinement in a county correctional facility (JAIL)
- 18. a type of misdemeanor, in which offenses are punishable by fewer than thirty days in jail
- 19. the combining of the criminal act that occurred and the guilty intent associated with the crime that was committed
- 20. a guilty act, the physical act of a crime occurred, such as an individual committed a bank robbery
- 24. driving or operating any motorized vehicle while under the influence of narcotics or alcohol
- 25. a type of court case, in which the offenses committed by the accused are against society
Down
- 2. the unlawful entry of a structure with the intention of committing a serious crime, such as theft
- 3. a type of offense, which is punishable by a maximum of eighteen months imprisonment
- 4. action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property
- 7. a type of misdemeanor, in which offenses are punishable only by a small fine and does not appear on the criminal record of the accused
- 9. a type of crime report, in which data is collected that attempts to measure the overall rate of crime in the UNITED STATES
- 11. guilty intent, the individual intentionally, knowingly, or willingly committed the act, such as an individual planned to rob the bank
- 12. a type of offense, which is punishable by a maximum penalty of life imprisonment
- 14. often defined as the body of the crime or proof that a specific crime has actually been committed by an individual
- 15. the willful and malicious burning of a house, automobile, commercial building, or any other construction
- 17. a type of misdemeanor, in which offenses are punishable by thirty days to year in jail
- 21. a type of offense, which is punishable by a maximum of five years imprisonment
- 22. a type of offense, which is punishable by maximum of ten years imprisonment
- 23. a correctional facility, in which an individual could be housed for less than a year after a conviction