Understanding Crime and Punishment

A person who commits a crime is known as a __________.

• convict

• lawbreaker

• rehabilitator

__________ refers to the act of breaking the law.

• Rehabilitation

• Deterrence

• Offending

A __________ is someone who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison.

• reoffender

• convict

• supervisor

When someone is released from prison, they are said to be __________.

• convicted

• incarcerated

• discharged

A person who continuously commits crimes even after being punished is called a __________.

• lawbreaker

• convict

• recidivist

__________ refers to the punishment of being sent to prison.

• Recidivism

• Offending

• Imprisonment

__________ refers to the legal punishment of death for certain crimes.

• Recidivism

• Capital punishment

• Rehabilitation

When a criminal is sent to prison, they are __________.

• rehabilitated

• incarcerated

• reintegrated

After serving time in prison, an individual may be able to __________ back into society.

• offend

• recidivate

• reintegrate

__________ is the process of helping former prisoners adjust to life outside of prison.

• Capital punishment

• Incarceration

• Reintegration