Vocabulary,+search+terms

** __Capital punishment__- ** the punishment of death for a crime; death penalty  ** __Death row__- ** a row of prison cells for prisoners awaiting execution  ** __Justice__- ** the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause.  ** __Fair__- ** free fro m bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.  ** __Criminal Justice System__- ** Involves law enforcement, courts, and corrections (jails, probation, etc.) agencies working together under the rule of law and to maintain the rule of law within society ** __Abolish__ **-to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void  ** __Ethnicity/race__ **- ethnic traits, background, allegiance, or association  **__Defendant__-** a  person, company, etc., against whom a claim or charge is brought in a court  ** __Equal Protection Clause__ **- the clause in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits any state from denying to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws  ** __Racial Discrimination-__ ** discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race