A person considered to be directly or indirectly connected with a crime, either by overt act or by planning and/or directing it is a _____

• A. Accomplice
• B. Suspect
• C. Perpetrator
• D. Witness

Answer: (B)

Suspect is the person authorities believe could be involved in a crime based on evidence or leads, but who has not yet been charged or proven to be involved. The description—being directly or indirectly connected with a crime, whether by overt act or by planning and/or directing it—fits someone under investigation for possible involvement, rather than someone proven to have committed it. An accomplice is someone who actively helps in committing the crime; a perpetrator is the person who actually commits the crime; a witness is someone who observed the crime or has information about it but isn’t necessarily involved.