Law Enforcement
Attempting or threatening to inflict bodily injury
What is assault?
What is a charge?
Confinement in jail or prison
What is incarceration?
direct and deliberate observation of people and/or property
What is surveillance?
What does the abbreviation DOB stand for?
What is the date of birth?
unlawful killing of a person without malice
What is manslaughter?
The person or party who initiates a lawsuit
What is the plaintiff?
legally authorized killing of a convicted offender as a punishment for a crime
What is capital punishment?
inquiry into the history, behaviors and character of an individual
What is a background check?
What is the correct abbreviation for gunshot residue
What is GSR?
The theft of property from a person using force or the threat of force
What is robbery?
formal statement given by a witness under oath
What is a testimony?
release of a prisoner from imprisonment, but not from legal custody and supervision
What is parole?
planned, organized movement of people from a dangerous area
What is an evacuation?
Which system is responsible for hearing cases, verifying evidence, and the facts of cases?
What is courts?
Elected chief officer of a county law enforcement agency
What is a sheriff?
Process of a witness being questioned by the opposing party
What is cross examination?
prohibited item or substance which is smuggled into a correctional facility
What is contraband?
system of sensors, controls and annunciators arranged to detect and report an intrusion or other emergency
What is an alarm system?
protest or argument made concerning the activity of the opposing party in court
What is an objection?
An agreement between two or more people to commit a crime
What is a conspiracy?
request by defense or prosecution to have a higher court resolve a dispute with a decision
What is an appeal?
tendency to relapse into criminal behavior
What is recidivism?
device triggered by a person and designed to alert others (often authorities) in emergency situations
What is a panic alarm or panic button?
court order requiring an accused person (who is not already in custody) to appear in court
What is a summons?