Criminal justice terminology

Restriction setting the period of time allowed between the crime and fliling of lawsuit or criminal prosecution

Deliberately and illegally setting fire to a property

Process by which a state or nation transfers custody of an individual for prosecution or punishment

Robbery is the theft of property from a person using force or the threat of force?

Juvenile who habitually violates the law

Hears cases, verifies evidence and facts, determines how law is applied and makes decisions on fault and punishment

A person on parole who fails to report to his or her parole officer

Court order requiring a person to appear in court to give testimony or provide evidence

The threshold which must be reached in order to have a claim legally established as fact

Determining housing/program for a detainee/inmate by assessing risks of harmful behavior/being harmed while incarcerated

When a defendant represents him or herself rather than having a defense attorney is Pro Se

An Officer who assists first responders

Law formed by past court decisions

An appeal is a request by defense or prosecution to have a lower court resolve a dispute with a decision

Entering a property or room with the intent to steal items from the premises

Unlawfull killing WITHOUT malice

Release, prior to trial of accused person under condition. Also refers to money provided as condition of release

Formal Statement given by a witness under oath

Facts and circumstances providing reasonable justification for a seizure, search or warrant

A legal judgement stating a person accused of a crime cannot be found guildy beyone a reasonable doubt

An adjudication can be an acquittal, conviction or dismissal?

System that inlcudes law enforement, courts, corrections and security

Admission of enough facts to establish guilt of a particular crime

Causing bodily harm or offensive physical contact

A charge is a formal accusation filed by the prosecution

Systems focused on protection of Private Property and people from assault, theft, vandalism, fire, etc

Sanction ordered by a court for a convicted offender

Government attorney who represents interests of the public against people accused of crimes

Behavior accompanying a crime which increases its intensity or adds to its consequences beyond what is necessary

Inmates in lockup can be housed for more than 3 years

A homicide is the unlawful killing of a person by another person (including manslaughter and murder)

Area an officer is assigned to patrol

Voluntary acknowledgement of certain facts

A written, sworn statement

When a court official disqualifies or withdraws from a case due to questions regarding bias

A hearing in which a person charged with a crime is informed of charges, enters plea and advised of rights.

Unlawful killing WITH malice

Attempting or threatening to inflict bodily injury

Agreement between two or more people to commit a crime

Who is the elected chief officer of a county law enforcement agency

Lawsuit brought to redress a private issue (as opposted to a crime)

Days deducted from inmates incarceration sentence for good behavior

Performance of labor or service in the publics interest without pay as required by a sentence is community service

A person who is incarcerated while awaiting trial for an alleged crime is a detainee

Written order issued by a judge directing an officer to perform an arrest, search or seizure

What is the legally defined area over which an agency has control

Porcedure in which prosecutor and defense question potential jurors to pick a jury

Limited protective search of a person consisting of a pat down of outer clothing

Officer of the law responisible for investigating crimes (rather than patrolling or responding)

Court order requiring an accused person (who is not in custody) to appear in court

A drug or substance regulated by federal or state law

A person who is not the chief offender but is involved in some way; accomplice or abbettor

Law Enforcement consists of systems which enforce the law by:

Miscommunication can have which effects

Compensation a convicted offender is ordered to pay a victim

A class action lawsuit is a criminal case

A jury hears the case and decides on guilt of the accused in a bench trial

Corrections is a system responsible for punishment and supervision of criminals through incarceration and rehabilitation

Part of correctional systems giving vial alterntatives to incarceration (comm. serv, probation, home confinement)