VOCABULARY
Who commits a crime?
a criminal
Responsible for committing a crime, someone who is not innocent
guilty
People pay money as punishment
fines
Diego broke into a house and stole electronics. He committed a...
burglary
Who decides on sentences in court?
a judge
Proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially the fact or statement that they were in another place at the time it happened
alibi
Legally forced to stay in your house as if in prison
house arrest
Noah stole a car. He's a car...
theft
What do you call a type of crime when one kills someone famous or important ?
assassination
A person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong
suspect
For criminals whose crime was not serious enough for them to be put in prison
community service
John killed a person. He's a...
murderer
What do you call the illegal burning of a building or other property?
arson
A place where a crime has been committed
crime scene
What do you call a capital punishment?
death penalty
Jacob illegally used a famous person identity. He's an...
identity theft
The crime of killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it or cannot be responsible for his or her actions
manslaughter
Information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, mystery, or crime
clue
A punishment given to a criminal in court that means that they will only go to prison if they commit another crime within a particular period of time
suspended sentence
Emma tricked an old man and got money from him by getting his confidence, the old man trusted her. Emma is a...
confidence trickster