Criminal Justice & Corrections
The court that makes decisions on all non-criminal cases and seeks restitution for loss or harm.
What is civil court?
Offer programs to an inmate to help prevent further crimes.
What is rehabilitation?
Breaking and entering into the home of another with the intent to commit a felony
What is burglary?
A type of sentence that runs one after another.
What is a consecutive sentence?
Lack of supervision, parents with a criminal background, and a violent home life are all causes of what?
What is juvenile crime?
The court that tries crimes and assigns punishment to offenders.
What is criminal court?
The tendency for a convicted criminal to return to a life of crime.
What is recidivism?
An agreement between two or more people to commit an illegal act, along with an intent to achieve the agreement's goal.
A period of confinement to either jail or prison.
What is incarceration?
Must be read to a juvenile offender before an officer can interrogate while in custody.
What are Miranda Rights?
A law that is established by the outcome of past cases.
What is case law?
A punishment that causes physical pain to a person.
What is corporal punishment?
Someone who aided or contributed to the commission or helped with hiding the crime.
What is an accessory?
A sentence that runs at the same time as another sentence.
What is a concurrent sentence?
Something that is considered a crime because of your age (examples: skipping class, breaking curfew)
What is a status offender?
The legal representation that is provided for arrested offenders if they cannot afford to hire one.
What is a defense attorney?
The act of physically removing the offender from society.
What is incapacitation?
Accidental killing of another person without malice or intent to cause harm.
What is involuntary manslaughter?
It is any evidence or information presented to a court that, without excusing the crime, helps to explain why the defendant acted as they did or shows that they deserve a less severe punishment.
What are mitigating factors?
What is a juvenile delinquent?
This helps protect you from people searching your person and/or house from unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the 4th amendment?
When you are doing the wrong thing to make the world safer.
What is the Noble Cause Corruption?
1st DWI, Criminal Trespassing, and Harassment are examples of what type of offense in Texas.
What is a Class B Misdemeanor?
A plea bargain where the defendant pleads guilty or no contest in exchange for avoiding trial
What is deferred adjudication?
When questioning a suspect, it is important to build trust, encourage them to talk, and ask open-ended questions. These are examples of what
What are interviewing techniques?