Criminal Justice Quiz

What is the term for the person who brings a criminal charge against someone?

• Prosecution

• Defence

• Burglar

• Lawyer

What is the term for the person who is accused of a crime in a court of law?

• Prosecution

• Defence

• Burglar

• Defendant

What is the term for the act of stealing someone's property?

• Theft

• Sentence

• Alibi

• Verdict

What is the term for a person who steals?

• Thief

• Burglar

• Pickpocket

• Lawyer

What is the term for the punishment given to a convicted criminal?

• Sentence

• Alibi

• Verdict

• Motive

What is the term for a claim or piece of evidence that proves a person was not present at the scene of a crime?

• Alibi

• Verdict

• Motive

• Patrol

What is the term for the decision made by a jury or judge at the end of a trial?

• Verdict

• Try

• Convict

• Burglar

What is the term for the process of bringing a person to trial for a crime?

• Try

• Convict

• Burglar

• Pickpocket

What is the term for a person who breaks into buildings with the intention of committing a crime?

• Burglar

• Pickpocket

• Lawyer

• Defendant

What is the term for a person who steals from the pockets or bags of others, especially in crowded places?

• Pickpocket

• Lawyer

• Defendant

• Suffer the consequences