The Criminal Justice System

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Across
  1. 6. Release from incarceration to supervision within the community contingent on certain conditions, which, if violated, result in reincarceration.
  2. 9. Theft Burglary Robbery Arson
  3. 10. official log of court proceedings
  4. 11. a repayment by an offender to a victim for losses and damages
  5. 14. A sentence given to a person instead of incarceration. Typically probation will come with terms like regular check-ins or drug testing
  6. 17. Insufficient care given to an incarcerated person resulting in their injury or death.
  7. 18. Arrest of a person without probable cause or an order from a competent court.
  8. 19. murder assault and battery
  9. 20. a minor crime typically punishable by a fine
  10. 22. How pervious court decisions determine the application of a law in a particular situation
  11. 25. imprisonment in a jail or pision
  12. 28. a sum of money given to the court for a persons release
  13. 29. an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty in return for a lesser charge
  14. 30. If a defendant fails to appear in court, they may receive a default judgment against them.
Down
  1. 1. A defendant’s statement regarding their innocence or guilt.
  2. 2. A court or governmental agency’s authority over a situation; can also refer to the geographic area the court or government agency presides over.
  3. 3. a serious crime usually punishable by more than one year in prision
  4. 4. a trial where the judge not the jury makes a ruling
  5. 5. A term used to refer to acts a state or authority has decided are not permitted
  6. 7. A document that is essentially an authorization for law enforcement to take an action such as a search or an arrest
  7. 8. A written statement given to a judge arguing for a particular verdict or decision.
  8. 12. Testimony in court that refers to a statement made outside of court.
  9. 13. Treason and Tax Fraud
  10. 15. a guilty judgement or verdict
  11. 16. Something a person or party has claimed to occur
  12. 21. a formal accusation of criminal behavior
  13. 23. Items prohibited within a prison or jail facility.
  14. 24. This refers to the process of taking a person into the custody
  15. 26. a group of citizens who examine the evidence in a serious criminal case
  16. 27. process of asking another court to decide if the trial was conducted properly