Unit 1 Terms- overview of criminal justice system

_________ is to be cleared of all criminal charges by a non-guility verdict.

_________ _________ a court system in which two parties argue guilt or innocence of a suspected criminal.

______ is a request made by the defendant for a higher court to reverse a decision.

_______ is the act of recording the arrest of an individual and entering their personal information into the police blotter.

_______ _____ are crimes that are punishable by death.

_______ __________ is another word for the death penalty.

________ _________ is punishment consisting of bodily harm.

_______ _______ _______ is a system intended to preserve law and order in society.

________ is an attempt to prevent citizens from committing a crime in the first place.

___ ______ is fair and reasonable treatment and the opportunity to defend one's innocence in order to avoid being stripped of life, liberty and property.