Assault- is placing some one in fear without actual physical contact

Battery- is physical contact occurs as with a weapon or a foot.

Burglary- when a person breaks into a building and plans to do something illegal inside.

Embezzlement- is stealing money that has been entrusted to your care.

Treason- is the betrayal of ones country be helping its enemies or by making war against it.

Terrorism- is a crime in which people or groups of people use or say they will use violence in order to get what they want from the government or society.

Probable cause- a good reason to believe that a suspect has been involved in a crime.

Warrant- is a legal paper issued by a court giving police permission to make an arrest, seizure, or search.

Bail- is money that a defendant gives the court as a kind of promise that he or she will return for the trial.

Indictment- a formal charge against the accused or refuse to indict.

Arraignment- a court hearing in which the defendant is formally charged with a crime and enters a plea of guilty or not guilty, or no contest.

Plea bargaining- agreeing to plead guilty in exchange for a lesser charge or a lighter sentence.

Parole- letting an inmate go free to serve the rest of his or her sentence outside of prison.

Delinquent- a juvenile who is found guilty of a crime.

Status offender- a youth who is found guilty of one of these acts.

Poverty, Poor Parenting, and Drug use are all causes of crimes

Going to trial- citizens are called to serve on the jury, and the rights granted by the constitution determine how a trial is run.

Being tougher on criminals is one proposal for fighting crime.

Juvenile court procedure- arrest and intake, then you have your initial hearing, adjudicatory hearing, and dispositional hearing.

Community based programs and Diversion programs are ways of preventing juvenile crime and strengthening juvenile justice.