Across
- 1. a process by which lawyers have the opportunity to check facts and gather evidence before a trial
- 6. a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or charge
- 8. the process in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to receive a lighter sentence
- 9. the person who is being sued
- 11. a juvenile court process that is much like a preliminary hearing in an adult criminal law
- 12. the government in its role as the party who starts the legal proceedings against someone accused of a crime
- 15. minor crime for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for up to one year
- 18. to correct a person's behavior
- 19. the final settlement and sentencing in a juvenile case
- 21. more serious crime such as kidnapping, robbery, or murder
- 22. the punishment given to someone found guilty of committing a crime
Down
- 1. a youth who has committed an offense that is punishable by criminal processes
- 2. the questioning of a witness at a trial or hearing to check or discredit the witnesses's testimony
- 3. the procedure used to determine in facts in a juvenile case
- 4. a state's written criminal laws
- 5. a youth charged with being beyond the control of his or her legal guardian
- 7. the person who files a lawsuit
- 10. a lack of proper care and attention
- 13. an act that breaks a laws and causes harm to people society in general
- 14. taking charge of someone in an official way
- 16. money ordered by court to be paid for injuries or losses suffered
- 17. delinquent a child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law
- 20. a wrongful act for which an injured party has the right to sue