Word | Def. |
Arbitration | Submitting a dispute to a third party and agreeing to abide by that person's ruling |
Mediation | Attempt by a third party to help resolve a conflict through negotiation |
Small Claims Court | Court that hears civil case where the money involved is no higher than $5000 |
Legal Action | Seeking a legal remedy |
Department of Justice | Cabinet-level agency that sets regulations for all public carriers |
FBI | Law enforcement division of the Department of Justice covering domestic federal crimes |
SBI | Law enforcement division of the Department of Justice covering domestic state crimes |
Death Penalty | the punishment for a person who has commited a serious crime |
Monetary Compensation | Payment for damages |
Recidivism | Criminals repeating their criminal behavior |
Retribution | Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment |
Restitution | Making good on damages one has caused |
Deterrence | A retributive theory of punishment that argue that criminals and others will see the painful consequences of punishment and consequently, obey the law |
Detention | Refers to a state's authority to hold people, either to punish or investigate them |
Probation | Conditional suspension of a prison or jail sentence |
Parole | Conditional release of a criminal from incarceration |
Juvenile Detention | jail for underage people (16 and under) |
Community Service | Service performed for the community; sometimes part of a judge's sentence for lesser crimes |
House Arrest | Punishment that confines a person under certain conditions to his or her home |
Jail | a prison, esp. one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses |
Prison | a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc. |
Boot Camp | A place where problem children go to correct their beavior |
Compensation | something given or received as an equivalent for services |
Rehabilitation | Making criminals into good citizens |