Across
- 4. less serious crimes such as shoplifting or DUI; usually carries a fine and/or jail sentence of less than a year
- 11. Code set of laws which are related to the punishment of crimes and offenses
- 12. body of law dealing with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses
- 15. crimes which are planned and carried out by criminal groups such as gangs
- 16. disturbing others by gathering in groups or engaging in offensive public displays
- 18. laws which place limitations on dangerous or unlawful items and activities
- 19. disputes and private rights between individuals, organizations/ parties or between the two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
- 20. laws applied to the United States as a whole
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- 1. committing an offense against a person working for the public service; crimes committed during a criminal procedure
- 2. occurs when a person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence causes the death of another person
- 3. serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery, etc.; punishable by a year or more in state prison
- 5. mild crimes (civil offenses or petty crimes) such as littering, parking violations, etc.; only punishable by tickets or fines
- 6. serves as the federal government’s main penal code and includes criminal procedure for federal crimes
- 7. crimes which can be considered between a felony and misdemeanor, based on circumstances
- 8. protect citizens from excessive charges, limit of freedoms and abusive power from authorities
- 9. carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm
- 10. municipal regulations and laws enacted in local areas
- 13. law implementing and interpreting the United States constitution in criminal justice cases
- 14. person sexually abusing another person
- 17. each state’s unique system of laws and courts