| A | B |
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| Bail | A payment of money to guarantee future attendance of the accused in court |
| Suspended Sentence | A situation wherebya convicted criminal does not have to go to jail |
| Plea Bargaining | Negotiating whereby a person charged with at serious crime pleads guilty to a less serious crime |
| Perpetrator | Negotiations whereby a person charged with a serious crime pleads guilty to a less serious crime. |
| Deterrent | Discouragement or prevention |
| Stop and Frisk | To detain someone and search that person's body |
| Probation | A system that allows a convict to finish a sentence out of prison. |
| Parole | A sentence that allows a convict to return to normal life. Under Supervision. |
| Solitary Confinement | A condition of being locked alone in a cell. |
| Convict | To find someone guilty of crime |
| Criminologist | A student of criminal behavior |
| Property Crime | A Crime in which property is stolen or damaged. |
| Due Process | The rights guaranteed to an accused person |
| Trial Court | A place where crimal cases are first tried in state system |
| Try | To put someone on trial. |
