Criminal Justice 1

6. Process – The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person.
7. – A person who helps another commit a crime.
10. – A claim or piece of evidence showing that someone was elsewhere when a crime occurred.
12. – The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend.
14. – A serious crime typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.
15. – A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
17. – The process of taking legal action.
18. – A court hearing where the defendant is formally charged and enters a plea.
19. – A period of supervised release as an alternative to prison.
20. – The legal process of resolving a dispute or deciding a case.

1. – A legal document ordering someone to attend court as a witness or present evidence.
2. – A less serious crime punishable by a fine or jail time of less than one year.
3. – A person accused of a crime in a court case.
4. – The authority of a court to hear and decide cases.
5. Corpus – A legal principle requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge.
8. – A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a crime.
9. – The conditional release of a prisoner before completing their sentence.
11. – The legal team or lawyer who brings charges against a defendant in criminal cases.
13. – A sum of money or property used to ensure the defendant appears in court.
16. – The use of science and technology to investigate crimes.