Vocabulary
This is an act that violates a law
What is a crime?
This system enforces laws and protects the public
What is the criminal justice system?
One main role of the police.
What is crime prevention/investigation/emergency response?
A specific number of persons (usually 6 or 12) who hear the evidence at a trial and render a decision. Who decides guilt in most trials?
Who is the jury?
Long-term facilities for serious crimes
What are prisons?
A decision by a court that someone is guilty
What is a conviction?
The three main parts of the system
What are Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections
These police enforce laws across an entire state
What are state police, or highway patrolmen?
A defendant's formal, often oral, statement in court answering criminal charges or a civil lawsuit during an arraignment or initial hearing
What is a plea?
Short-term facilities for minor crimes or awaiting trial
What are jails?
A less serious crime, usually punished by less than 1 year in jail
What is a misdemeanor?
When a person is placed in jail or prison.
What is incarceration?
No one is above the law
What is the rule of law
From Latin "to speak the truth." The formal decision made by a jury or judge after hearing all the evidence in a trial
What is a verdict?
A place where offenders are held
What is a correctional facility?
A serious crime punishable by more than 1 year in prison
What is a felony?
Helping offenders return to society
What is rehabilitation or reintegration?
The first U.S. police department was in this city.
What is Boston?
Courts that review decisions from lower courts
What are appellate courts?
Supervision in the community instead of jail
What is probation?
Money paid to be released from jail before trial
What is bail?
High rate of repeat offenders
What is recidivism?
The result of the police's first action with an individual
What is initial contact?
The highest court in the U.S.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
Early release from prison with conditions
What is parole?