Criminal Justice Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. child protective services
  2. 4. A pattern of behavior typical to a particular offender committing a specific crime
  3. 7. justice The system of agencies and practices established by governments to uphold social order, deter and mitigate crime, and impose penalties on those who violate laws.
  4. 12. causing bodily harm or offensive physical contact
  5. 13. officer of the law responsible for investigating crimes (rather than patrolling or responding)
  6. 16. delinquent A juvenile who habitually violates the law
  7. 17. overdose
  8. 18. be on the lookout; similar to APB
  9. 20. suspicion Facts and circumstances justifying a brief stop or detention; LESS THAN Probable Cause, but more than a hunch or mere speculation
  10. 21. entering a property or room with the intent to steal items from the premises
  11. 24. last known address
  12. 28. process by which a state or nation transfers custody of an individual for prosecution or punishment
  13. 30. combined DNA index system
  14. 36. a more thorough examination for evidence, typically requiring a warrant or probable cause
  15. 38. cause facts and circumstances providing reasonable justification for a seizure, search, or warrant
  16. 40. also know as
  17. 41. assault with a dangerous/deadly weapon
  18. 42. behavior accompanying a crime which increases its intensity or adds to its consequences beyond what is necessary for the commission of the crime itself
  19. 43. date of birth
  20. 45. gunshot residue
  21. 46. International Criminal Police Organization
  22. 47. driving under the influence
  23. 49. Modus Operandi (Method of Operation)
  24. 50. admission of enough facts to establish guilt of a particular crime
Down
  1. 1. leagally defined area an agency has control over
  2. 3. social security number
  3. 4. unlawful killing of a person WITHOUT malice
  4. 5. dead on arrival
  5. 6. An agreement between two or more people to commit a crime
  6. 8. a person who is not the chief offender but is involved in some way; accomplice or abettor
  7. 9. theft of property from a person using force or the threat of force
  8. 10. unlawful killing of a person WITH malice
  9. 11. written order issued by a judge
  10. 14. action lawsuit brought to redress a private issue (as opposed to a crime)
  11. 15. the unlawful killing of a person by another person; includes murder and manslaughter
  12. 18. blood alcohol concentration
  13. 19. a person less than 18 years old
  14. 22. deliberately and illegally setting fire to a property (arson is never an accident)
  15. 23. breaking and entering
  16. 25. canine (dog)
  17. 26. private investigator
  18. 27. confidential information
  19. 29. all-points bulletin; similar to BOLO
  20. 31. elected chief officer of a county law enforcement agency
  21. 32. Special Weapons and Tactics
  22. 33. area an officer is assigned to patrol
  23. 34. enforcement Consists of systems which enforce the law by: deterring law violations, discovering law violations,apprehending and detaining individuals who violate laws
  24. 35. Assistant Attorney General
  25. 36. of limitation a restriction of setting the period of time allowed to elapse between the occurrence of a crime and the filing of a lawsuit or criminal prosecution
  26. 37. substance drug or substance regulated by federal or state law
  27. 39. voluntary acknowledgement of certain facts
  28. 42. arresting officer
  29. 43. driving while intoxicated/impaired
  30. 44. up officers who assist first responders
  31. 48. "limited" protected search for weapons, of a person, consisting of a patdown of the outer clothing