Violent Crimes
Driving fast and dangerously, especially in a stolen vehicle.
x5
Joyriding.
Stealing from a store.
Shoplifting
An examination in court to decide if somebody is guilty of a crime.
A trial
A person's freedom is taken away because they are being detained by an officer in relation to a crime.
Arrest
The object used in a courtroom to bang.
Gavel.
Pieces of information that helps someone in an investigation.
Clues
To destroy someone's property.
To vandalize
A process to find out who or what caused something.
x4
To investigate
A situation when everything is disorganized and confused.
Chaos
Very important.
Vital
Breaking and entering with the intent to commit a crime.
x3
Burglary
When the police tracks a phone call it is called...
x3
Tracing a phone call.
What the jury uses to decide who to side with in a civil trial.
Evidence
Money someone receives for helping to find something or someone
A reward
The person who presides over the court in all trials.
x2
A judge
Holding another person against their will.
Kidnapping
When the judge sends someone to jail.
Punish
Each suspect is _________ in the courtroom by the attorneys.
interviewed/ questioned
Secret information that you give to someone.
Tip-off.
Alert, notify, tell.
A person who starts fires intentionally.
x2
Arsonist.
Physically harming another person without killing them.
Assault
Accused someone of doing something bad or illegal.
Charged
A group of citizens, selected by the attorneys of both parties, who make the final decision in a case.
A jury
When a crime is severe it is called a...
x2
Felony
A delayed punishment a person will only receive if they do something illegal again during a certain period of time.
x2
A suspended sentence