Criminal Justice

What does it mean to be acquitted?

• You have accepted a guilty plea to a lesser charge.

• You have chosen to represent yourself without a lawyer.

• You have been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

• You have been declared not guilty of a crime.

Which charge is considered the worst?

• 1st Degree Murder

• 2nd Degree Murder

• Manslaughter

• Involuntary Manslaughter

This crime involves taking and misusing funds within a business organization.

• Fraud

• Embezzlement

• Hacking

• Identity Theft

What types of crimes typically involve non-violence and are often crimes within businesses?

• Victimless crimes

• Organized crime

• Property crimes

• White-collar crimes

Which type of theft charge is shoplifting considered?

• Larceny

• Burglary

• Robbery

What is arson?

• Misusing money earned within a business.

• Damage done to property like spray painting or graffiti

• Setting something on fire

• Standing around with a group without a real purpose.

DUI means...

• Driving Under Investigation

• Driving While Intoxication

• Drinking Under Intoxication

• Driving Under the Influence

What does indictment mean?

• Being declared not guilty

• Formal charge of a crime

• The hearing of being sentenced for a crime

• When a person enters their plea of guilty or not guilty

Which term is for someone who gets out of prison early?

• Probation

• Parole

What is capital punishment?

• Life without parole

• Being given a prison sentence

• Death penalty

• Life with the possibility of parole