Unit 1 study guide

A person who reports a crime or alleges that a crime has been committed is called?

• Defendant

• Judge

• Prosecutor

• Complainant

A person who has information about certain elements of the crime, or evidence or documents related to the crime.

• Witness

• Defendant

• Lawyer

• Police Officer

This is a person known to be accused or suspected of committing a crime. They may not have actually committed the crime.

• Witness

• Victim

• Subject

• Lawyer

A person who is under arrest or has been arrested

• defendant

• person of interest

• victim

• arrestee

A person who provides information in confidence about a crime.

• Informant/confidential source

• Detective

• Person of interest

• Witness

A person convicted of a crime in a court of law is called?

• A convict

• A lawyer

• An offender

• A plaintiff

A person formally accused of committing a crime or civil wrong in a court proceeding.

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

• Judge

• Witness

A person involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime is usually cooperating with the investigation or may have information that would help. Who is this person?

• Defendant

• Witness

• Convict

• Person of Interest

A person is believed to have committed a crime based on their own statements, direct observation, and collected evidence.

This includes directly observing the person commit the crime.

• Offender

• Parolee

• Complainant

• Suspect

The order of authority within an organization?

• vertical communication

• Chain of command

• delegation of authority

• lateral communication