Police Jargon
A document issued by a judge calling for the arrest of a suspect
What is an arrest warrant?
Normally a person who has been arrested must be charged with a crime or released from custody within this amount of time
What is 48 hours?
Jaywalking is an example of this type of crime.
What is a violation?
The is the first right read to a suspect during the Miranda warning.
What is the right to remain silent?
A grand jury has this many members.
What is 23?
The authority to enforce the law in a given area.
What is jurisdiction?
The court hearing during which an individual is formally charged with a crime and makes his or her plea.
What is an arraignment?
The penalty for a violation can be a fine or up to this many days in jail.
What is 15?
Beside the right to remain silent, a suspect also has the right to this.
What is the right to a lawyer and to have him/her present during questioning
Besides being 18 years old and a citizen who can understand English, this is the final qualification or a person to serve on a jury
What is he or she is not a convicted felon?
An investigation that has not been solved after a considerable time but remains in the system
What is a cold case?
This is issued after a grand jury's decision that there is sufficient evidence to charge an individual with a felony.
What is an indictment?
This class of cries is the most serious and includes major crimes such as murder and robbery.
What is a felony?
After being told of his/her right to remain silent, a suspect is given this warning.
What is anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law?
Other than innocent, guilty or not guilty by reason of insanity, a person can make this plea at his or her arraignment.
What is no contest?
The study of projectiles, typically used to match bullets to specific firearms
What is Ballistics?
There must be at least this many grand juror's present at a hearing in order to vote on whether or not to indict an individual.
What is 16?
Reckless driving is an example of this level of crime.
What is a misdemeanor?
This is the last thing a suspect is told when he/she is read the Miranda warning.
What is "You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements?"
A person receives this in the mail when he/she is required to report for jury duty.
What is a summons?
Documentation of the sequence in which evidence is handled. This must be done to preserve the integrity of the evidence.
What is Chain of Custody?
The prosecutor's or defense attorney's option to dismiss a potential juror without giving any reason.
What is a peremptory challenge?
Sedition is a felony that would be included in this category of crime.
What is crimes against the state?
Police must read a suspect his/her Miranda rights because of a 1966 Supreme Court decision based on a case in this state.
What is Arizona?
He was the first director of the F.B.I. and served as its director for 37 years until his retirement in 1972.
Who was J. Edgar Hoover?