Across
- 10. the type of sentence in which the defendant must serve the term at home and usually can leave for essential purposes such as school or work
- 11. the act of restoring something to its owner
- 13. a reason for criminal punishment that stresses keeping a convicted person confined to protect society
- 15. punishment given as a kind of revenge for wrongdoing
- 16. _________ Punishment - the death penalty; putting a convicted person to death as punishment for a crime
- 17. _______ Penalty - a sentence to death for commission of a serious crime
- 18. _______ Sentence - a sentence issued by the court but not actually served
Down
- 1. _________ Report - a probation officer’s written report that gives the sentencing judge information about the defendant’s background and prospects for rehabilitation
- 2. a system of supervised freedom for persons convicted of a criminal offense.
- 3. the type of sentence in which a defendant is allowed to work in the community but is required to return to prison at night or on weekends
- 4. the process through which a convicted person is changed or reformed, in order to lead a productive life rather than commit another crime
- 5. a monetary penalty imposed upon someone
- 6. measure taken to discourage criminal actions
- 7. ___________ circumstances - factors that tend to increase the seriousness of an offense
- 8. - confinement, usually in jail or prison
- 9. a program created by the U.S. Department of Justice designed to reduce serious crime committed by ex-offenders
- 12. ___________ circumstances - factors that tend to lessen the seriousness of an offense
- 14. release from prison before the full sentence has been served, granted at the discretion of a parole board