Across
- 5. process in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to receive a lighter sentence
- 7. a child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law
- 8. a system of law based on precedent and customs
- 11. putting someone on trial for a crime which they were previously acquitted
- 13. notice telling someone to appear in court
- 14. ruling used as the basis for a judicial decision in a similar case
- 17. hearing the final settlement and sentencing in a juvenile case
- 18. act that breaks the law or harms something
- 20. branch of law dealing with the formation, construction, and interpretation of the constitution
- 21. taking charge of someone in an official way
- 22. punishment given to a guilty criminal
- 24. law established by judicial decisions instead of by legislative action
- 27. the government in its role as the party who starts the legal proceedings against someone accused of a crime
- 28. law written by legislative branch of government
- 34. rules and regulations set by government agencies
- 37. set of promises between agreeing parties that is enforceable by law
- 38. sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for their trial
- 39. court order allowing officers to search a suspect's home and take evidence
Down
- 1. list of rights police must tell a person before questioning, including the right against self-incrimination and right to counsel
- 2. lack of proper care and attention
- 3. to correct a person's behavior
- 4. a youth who has committed an offense that is punishable by criminal processes
- 6. person who's being sued
- 9. minor crime
- 10. formal notice that a lawsuit has been brought
- 12. following established legal procedures
- 15. law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
- 16. the procedure used to determine the facts in a juvenile case
- 19. process by which lawyers have the opportunity to check facts and gather evidence before a trial
- 23. legal action which a person/group sues to collect damages for harm done
- 25. court order requiring police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why the person is being held
- 26. a juvenile court process that is much like a preliminary hearing in adult criminal law
- 27. a state's written criminal laws
- 29. rule that evidence gained by police in a way that violates the 4th amendment may not be used in trial
- 30. person who files lawsuit
- 31. a youth charged with being beyond the control of their legal guardian
- 32. law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or fair court hearing
- 33. serious crime
- 35. money ordered to be paid for losses suffered
- 36. a wrongful act, other than breaking a contract, for which an injured party has the right to sue