Criminal Justice Vocabulary
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These flashcards cover essential vocabulary related to criminal justice, focusing on key terms and their definitions.
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10 Terms
Legislation
A law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament.
Deter
To make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by threatening bad results if they do it.
Offender
Someone who is guilty of a crime.
Punish
To cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer.
Prevention
When you stop something from happening or stop someone from doing something.
Commit
To do something illegal or something that is considered wrong.
Criminal
A person who commits a crime.
Probation
A period when a criminal must behave well to avoid being sent to prison.
Rehabilitate
To return someone or something to a good or healthy condition.
Guilt
Having done something wrong or committed a crime.
