Across
- 3. a branch of the criminal justice system that deals with people who've been convicted of a crime
- 6. the accused person is found not guilty
- 8. When the accused is found guilty they are...
- 10. what someone is arrested for
- 12. a punishment given to a convicted person
- 15. a place where all the prisoners are held
- 17. a child/teen committing crime
- 18. conditional release of prisoners before they complete their sentence
- 19. When someone is sentenced to prison
- 20. the coming together of both the defense team and the prosecution and discussing the facts of the case.
- 21. a formal judgment on a disputed matter
- 23. a criminal recommendation
Down
- 1. the sentence hearing
- 2. the recall, cancellation, or annulment of something that has been granted, such as a privilege, an offer, or a contract.
- 4. illegal activity
- 5. a penalty
- 7. a less serious offense
- 9. seize by legal authority and taken into custody
- 11. a crime more serious than a misdemeanor
- 13. when it is proven that someone committed the crime they are found...
- 14. a prisoner and his denseness attorney can submit this in to have his sentence overturned
- 15. the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision
- 16. When police look into a case
- 22. when a prisoner is forgiven by a governor or president