Across
- 2. Statement/ The attorneys statement to the jurors at the beginning of the trial.
- 4. The stategy of preventing crime through the threat of punishment.
- 7. Dire/ The preliminary questions that the trial attorneys ask perspective jurors to determine whether they are biased or have any connection to the defendant or witnessl
- 8. Sotomayor/ The first hispanic supreme court justice.
- 10. Circumstances/ Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence.
- 11. Disparity/ A situation in which those convicted of similar crime do not receive similar sentences.
- 12. A declaration following a trial that the individual accused of the crime is innocent in the eyes of the law
- 13. Time/ A reduction in time served by prisoners based on good behavior, conformity to rules, and other positive behavior.
- 16. A goal of corrections that focuses on preparing the offender for a return to the community.
- 18. Witness/ A witness with professional training or experience qualifying them to testify.
- 20. Examination/ The questioning of an opposing witness during trial.
- 21. Evidence given to counteract or disprove evidence presented by opposing party.
- 22. Trial/ Trial before judge and jury
- 23. Conviction/ The conviction either by verdict or by guilty plea of a person who is innocent.
Down
- 1. In the context of corrections, a strategy to divert those offenders who qualify away from prison and jail and towards community based and intermediate sanctions.
- 3. An oral or written statement made by an out of court speaker that is later offered to the court by a witness
- 5. Monetary compensation for damages done to the victim by the offenders criminal act.
- 6. Arguments/ Arguments made by each side's attorney after the plaintiffs and defendant has been presented.
- 9. Clause/ The part of the sixth Amendment that guarantees all defendants right to confront witnesses testifying against them.
- 14. Challenges/ Challenges to exclude potential jurors from serving on the jury without a reason or cause
- 15. Corpus/ An order that requires corrections officials to bring an inmate before a court or judge and explain why they are being held in prison.
- 16. The philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished.
- 17. A stategy for preventing crime by detaining wrongdoers in prison.
- 19. of Limitations/ A law limiting the amount of time prosecutors have to bring criminal charges against a suspect.