Law
Limited protective search of a person consisting of a pat down of outer clothing
what is frisk
MO
modus operandi pattern or behavior typical for a particular offender committing a specific crime
Legally authorized killing of a convicted offender as punishment for a crime
What is Capital punishment
Equipped with a firearm (gun)
What is armed
reduction of the sentence of a convicted criminal
What is clemency
temporary detention facility
what is lockup?
SWAT
special weapons and tactics
Permonance of labor or services in the public's interest without pay as required by a sentence
What is Community Service
device which announces an alarm via sound, light or other means
What is annunciator
law formed by past court decisions
what is case law
theft of property from a person using force or the threat of force
what is robbery?
AAG
What is Assistant Attorney General
Prohibited item or substance which is smuggled into a correctional facility
What is Contraband
safeguarding of a boundary
What is perimeter protection
request by defense or prosecution to have a higher court resolve a dispute with a decision
what is an appeal
facts and circumstances providing justification for a brief stop or detention; less than probably cause, but more than a hunch or mere speculation
what is reasonable suspici?
C.F.R.
What is Cold of Federal Regulations?
Days deducted from an inmate's incarceration sentence for good behavior
What is good-time credits
valuable, private information created or collected for a considerable cost
What is proprietary information
hearing in which a person charged with a crime is informed of the charges, enters a plea and is advised of constitutional rights
What is arraignment
behavior accompanying a crime which increases its intensity or ands to its consequences beyond what is necessary for the commission of the crime itself
what is aggravation?
C.J.S.
What is Corpus Juris Secundum (encyclopedia of law)?
sentencing option in which the convicted offender is required to fulfill certain conditions
What is probation
risk remaining after measures are taken to reduce or eliminate risk
What is residual risk
trial deemed invalid because of a fundamental error in procedure, such as misconduct or a hung jury
what is mistrial