Across
- 2. body which enforces criminal laws such as murder
- 4. a body given power by parliament to create of enforce laws
- 6. serious criminal offence
- 10. the power a court has to decide legal cases
- 12. offender that can lead to a more severe sentence
- 14. one purpose of a sanction,designed to safeguard the community from an offender by preventing them from committing a further offence.
- 16. the release of an accused person from custody on condition that they will attend court to answer the charges.
Down
- 1. a sanction that involves removing the offender from society for a period of time
- 2. the lawyers who prepare a criminal case and take it to court on behalf of the state.
- 3. a penalty imposed by a court on a person guilty of a criminal offence
- 5. a minor criminal offence
- 7. a person charged with a criminal offence
- 8. factors that can lead to a less severe sentence
- 9. lowest court in Victorian court hierarchy
- 11. a sanction that requires the offender to pay an amount of money
- 13. an application to have a higher court review a ruling of a lower court
- 15. the number of jurors in a criminal trial