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Crime and the Justice System

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  • a person who has the power to make decisions on cases brought before a court of law
    judge
  • A person who takes a car or other vehicle by force.
    Hijacker
  • the decision by a judge and jury in a criminal case
    verdict
  • the side in a court case that is accused of the crime
    defense
  • a person who commits crimes
    criminal
  • a person who takes someone by force to keep the person as a prisoner and demand money for returning the person
    kidnapper
  • the swirling marks left by humans' hands
    fingerprints
  • someone who looks for and analyzes evidence of a crime
    detective
  • items left behind at a crime scene
    evidence
  • The instrument found at a murder scene that is thought to be the cause of the victim's death
    murder weapon
  • A person who attacks and robs another person
    Mugger
  • Someone who steals money from a bank
    bank robber
  • destruction of property
    vandalism
  • a person who sees a crime happen
    witness
  • a person suspected of a crime
    suspect
  • the metal things that police officers put on the wrists of criminals
    handcuffs
  • the person whose job it is to argue for or against a criminal in a court of law (two possibilities)
    lawyer/attorney
  • An illegal copy of something that looks like the real thing (2 possibilities)
    forgery/counterfeit
  • someone who illegally sets fire to a building or property
    arsonist
  • a person accused of a crime but not yet found guilty in court
    defendant
  • the act of illegally entering a building in order to steal things
    burglary
  • Someone who takes things from another person's pocket or bag
    pickpocket
  • the place where criminal trials are held
    court
  • the side in a court case who accuses another of a crime
    prosecution
  • someone who steals things
    thief
  • someone whose job it is to uphold the law
    police officer
  • A person who kills somebody (not in self-defense)
    murderer
  • a group of people who listen to a court case and decide on the innocence or guilt of a defendant
    jury
  • a claim that you cannot be guilty of a crime because you were somewhere else when the crime was committed
    alibi
  • A person who steals things from a store.
    shoplifter
  • a person taken and kept by force, usually in exchange for money
    hostage
  • the crime of stealing money or property
    robbery
  • When a person admits that they committed a crime they give a ...
    confession
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