A specifically defined bioactive or psychoactive chemical substance proscribed by law.

Type of policing that works closely with community residents and emphasize crime prevention.

A person considered to be directly or indirectly connected with a crime. Either by overt act or by planning and/or directing it.

the variety of programs, services, facilities, and organizations responsible for the management of individuals who have been accused or convicted of criminal offenses

The killing of one human being by another human being, either lawfully or unlawfully. Homicide includes murder and manslaughter (unlawful) and excusable and justifiable (lawful) homicides.

Illicit drug use that results in social, economic, psychological, or legal problems for the user.

Actions taken by the police and the community to reduce crime risks and build individual and community safety.

Materials offered to a court to help aide in proving a case

an institution for the incarceration of people convicted of serious crimes, usually felonies

Killing of 4 or more victims at a single time & place

Trading or dealing in controlled substances, including the transporting, storage, importing, exporting, or sale of a controlled substance.

A report that details crime and that is completed by the first arriving officer. This report is used by detectives in the subsequent follow-up investigation.

Useful in examining blood stains, hair roots, semen and various other types of fluids in all areas of crime

a system of supervision of those who have been released from confinement

Killing that is premeditated, intentional, and done with malice

The process by which criminals/ criminal organizations seek to disguise the illicit nature of their proceeds by introducing them into the stream of legitimate commerce and finance

An order from a judge that authorizes police or other officials to take a certain action, such as searching someone's property

A set of facts that is relevant for police when making an arrest and conducting a search

A model of corrections based on the assumption that reintegrates offenders back into the community.

The "guilty mind" necessary to establish criminal responsibility.

The most frequently used hallucinogens are ________; both are produced chemically, and neither has a legitimate medical use.

The largest police department in the United States

Level of proof required to obtain a conviction in a criminal trial.

Making amends to the victim or to society for the harm resulting from a criminal offense.

The unlawful killing of a human being by another without malice aforethought.