Criminal Justice

3. A violation of the criminal law.
4. When officers cause a defendant to engage in activity that would cause a person to commit a crime that he or she would not otherwise commit.
7. The attempt to overthrow the government of the society of which one is a member.
11. An attorney whose official duty is to conduct criminal proceedings on behalf of the state or the people against those accused of having committed criminal offenses.
13. An elected or appointed public official who presides over a court of law.
14. The request that a court with appellate jurisdiction review the judgment, decision, or order of a lower court and set it aside or modify it.
16. A licenced trial lawyer hired or appointed to conduct the legal defense of a person accused of a crime before a court of law.
17. A statement by an individual that he or she was so distant or engaged in other activity that their participation in that crime is impossible.
19. A legal defense based on claims of mental illness or mental incapacity.
20. A local court system with at least 3 court levels: appellate courts, trial courts, and a state supreme court.
21. Law The branch of modern law that governs relationships between parties
22. A person's reason for committing a crime.

1. The power of a court to review actions and decisions made by other agencies of government.
2. The territory, subject, or people over which a court of other justice agency may exercise lawful authority.
5. A three-tiered structure of courts comprising U.S. district courts, U.S. courts of appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
6. The protection of oneself from unlawful injury or from immediate risk of unlawful injury.
8. Law Rules and regulations for offenses of a public nature or wrongs committed against the state or society.
9. An offense punishable by incarceration usually in a local confinement facility typically one year or less.
10. Evidence and arguments offered by defendant and his or her attorney to show why he should not be held liable for that crime.
12. A criminal offense punishable by death or by incarceration in a prison facility for at least one year.
15. A rule of conduct that proscribes or mandates certain forms of behavior.
18. A minor violation of state statue or local ordinance punishable by a fine or limited incarceration.