GOOD AFTERNOON
Individually make a list of all the movies, TV shows, books, or
songs that have something to do with
crime.
Vocabulary Vocabulary
(2)The
AmendmentsWho’s Who?
Luck of the Draw
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200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500
Vocabulary 100
The unwritten law in England that evolved over centuries and is the
basis for US law – Case law in the United States as opposed to
statutory law.
A: Common Law
A: Embezzlement
The crime of stealing another’s property that has been entrusted to you. Ex. A bank teller might take
money from the bank.
Vocabulary 300
A: Writ of Habeas Corpus
A court order requiring authorities to release a prisoner because the court has found that the prisoner is being
illegally detained.
Vocabulary 400
A: Corrections
The part of the criminal justice system that deals with convicted
criminals; it includes jails, prisons, parole, and probation.
Vocabulary 500
A: Restitution
Vocabulary (2) 200
Direct payment made from criminal to victim as
compensation for a crime.
A: Assault
Vocabulary (2) 300
The immediate threat of attacking someone, but usually it means a physical attack on
another person
A: Probation
Vocabulary (2) 400
An alternative to prison; this sentence requires the offender to follow certain conditions, usually under a supervisor
A: Entrapment
Vocabulary (2) 500
The affirmative defense that the defendant would not have
committed the crime if the police had not enticed the
defendant.
A: The Bill of Rights
The Amendments 100
The first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution, which
describe the rights and protections guaranteed to each
citizen
A: The Fifth Amendment
“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the
land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or
Public Danger.”
The Amendments 200
A: The Eighth Amendment
The Amendments 300
“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual
punishments inflicted”
A: The Sixth Amendment
The Amendments 400
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and
public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall
had been committed…”
A: The First Amendment
The Amendments 500
“Congress shall make not law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances.”
A: Notary
Who’s Who 300
An official authorized to verify signatures on documents or
attest to affidavits.
A: Public Defender
Who’s Who 500
An attorney working for a government agency that
defends criminal suspects who cannot afford their own
attorney.
Luck of the Draw 100
A: Arraignment
A court hearing in which the defendant must enter a plea, such as
guilty or not guilty.
A: Inchoate Crime
Luck of the Draw 200
A group of crimes that penalize planning, preparing, or aiding
after the fact the commission of a crime. Ex. Attempt, conspiracy,
and solicitation.
A: Misdemeanor
Luck of the Draw 300
A crime of a less serious nature, usually punished by a fine or
imprisonment up to one year in a local jail.
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