| Across |
| 1. | criminal act and intent may cause the harm |
| 6. | traditional body of unwritten historica precedents created from everyday social customs, rules and practices |
| 10. | had to commit the act to prevent a great evil |
| 11. | federal law enacted in response to 9/11 terrorist attacks that broadened the investigative authority of law enforcement |
| 14. | act and mental state coexist |
| 15. | minor violation of criminal law sometimes described as ticketable--jaywalking, for example |
| 17. | minor law violation--usually involves ticketing and releasing the individual with a promise to appear in court |
| 18. | causes a person to be out of touch with reality |
| 23. | consists of action that is a step toward the intended commission of another offense |
| 26. | unlawful entry into a fixed structure to commit a felony or a theft. |
| 28. | seeks to protect personal freedoms within the criminal justice process |
| 30. | perspective that the system's subcomponents function to serve their own interests |
| 33. | guilty mind, intent |
| 34. | statistical program run by the FBI to study the crime rate |
| 36. | annual survey conducted by the BJS |
| 37. | helps the government regulate businesses and activities in industry |
| 38. | law that comes from judicial decisions |
| 39. | serious crime punishable by death or more than a year in prison |
| 40. | stealing an automobile |
| 44. | states you cannot be tried for the same crime twice |
| 45. | violation of criminal law |
| 46. | rights guaranteed to all US citizens by the US Constitution |
| 48. | states that to have an orderly society we must have laws that are applied uniformily and fairly to all members of society |
| 49. | less serious crime punishable by less than a year in jail |
| 50. | the study of the causes of crime |