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voluntary acknowledgement of certain facts
admission
causing bodily harm or offensive physical contact
battery
What does DWI stand for?
driving while intoxicated/impaired
What does CPS stand for?
Child Protective Services
delay or postponement of a court hearing
continuance
person or party who initiates a lawsuit
plaintiff
deliberately and illegally setting fire to a property
arson
agreement between two or more people to commit a crime
conspiracy
What does BAC stand for?
blood alcohol concentration
days deducted from an inmate’s incarceration sentence for good behavior
good-time credits
final judicial decision
disposition
process of helping an offender rejoin society and live as a law-abiding citizen
reintegration
facts and circumstances providing reasonable justification for an seizure, search or warrant
written order issued by a judge directing an officer to perform an arrest, search or seizure
warrant
prison terms for two or more convictions to be served one after another as opposed to simultaneously
consecutive sentence
threshold which must be reached in order to have a claim legally established as fact
burden of proof
lawsuit brought to redress a private issue (as opposed to a crime)
civil action
hearing in which a person charged with a crime is informed of the charges, enters a plea and is advised of constitutional rights
arraignment
process by which a state or nation transfers custody of an individual for prosecution or punishment
extradition
use of technological devices to supervise a person required to abide by conditions of release such as curfew or home confinement
electronic monitoring
person on parole who fails to report to his or her parole officer
absconder
program in which detainees or inmates are permitted to be employed or participate in educational programs, but must return to the facility at the end of each workday
work-release program
facts and circumstances providing justification for a brief stop or detention; less than probable cause, but more than a hunch or mere speculation
reasonable suspicion
process of determining type of housing and program access for a detainee or inmate by assessing risks of engaging in harmful behavior or being harmed while incarcerated
classification
tendency to relapse into criminal behavior
recidivism