The Basics
Crime & the Law
Crime by the Numbers
Trends & Patterns
Victimology
100
Behavior that departs from the social norms, values and beliefs
What is deviant behavior
100
This code is the basis for the U.S. legal system
What is the Mosaic Code
100
Index crimes such as murder, rape, assault, robbery, burglary, arson, larceny and motor vehicle theft are also known as
What is Part I crimes
100
A result of frustration for what is believed to be an unfair and unjust society
What is an expressive crime
100
The idea that people who are victims of violence and abuse in adolescence are more likely to later engage in violent behavior as adults
What is cycle of violence
200
The field of study that focuses on law enforcement, the legal system, corrections, and other agencies
What is criminal justice
200
This law sets basic rules such as rules of evidence, the law of arrest, the law of search & seizure, questions of appeal, jury selection and the right to counsel
What is procedural criminal law
200

This following equation is one of three methods used to express data in this primary source of crime data Number of Reported Crimes/Total U. S. Population x 100,000 = Rate per 100,000 

What is the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)

200
The view that crime begins early in life and continues throughout the life course, that the best predictor of future criminality is past criminality.
What is continuity of crime
200

People may become crime victims because their lifestyle increases their exposure to criminal offenders

What is lifestyle theory

300
The belief that the majority of citizens in a society share common ideals and crimes are acts that are outlawed because they conflict with the rules of the majority and are repugnant to all elements of society
What is consensus view
300
A violation of societal rules of behavior as interpreted and expressed by a criminal legal code created by people holding social and political power, where people that violate these rules are subject to sanctions by state authority, social stigma, and loss of status.
What is crime
300
A program that requires local police agencies to provide a brief account of each incident and arrest within 22 crime patterns, including incident, victim & offender information; where data is submitted by 6,520 law enforcement agencies
What is National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
300
One of the most important sources of self-report data that is conducted by the University of Michigan and is considered the national standard to measure substance abuse trends among American teens
What is Monitoring the Future (MTF)
300
The view that the volume and distribution of predatory crime are closely related to the interaction of suitable targets, motivated offenders and capable guardians
What is routine activities theory
400
The scientific study of the nature, extent, origin and control of crime in society
What is criminology
400
Acts that are outlawed because they clash with current norms and public opinion, such as tax, traffic & drug laws
What is mala prohibitum
400
A technique that relies on data mining's ability to predict future crime using large data sets to direct proactive and "risk-based" deployment of resources
What is predictive policing
400
According to Wolfgang, a delinquent person who is arrested five or more times before he or she is 18 stands a good chance of becoming an adult criminal; these people are responsible for more than half of all serious crimes
What is a chronic offender
400
Those who have been crime victims maintain a significantly higher chance of future victimization than people who have remained nonvictims & most repeat victimizations occur soon after a previous crime has occurred
What is chronic victimization
500
This view is similar to another view of crime that suggests that behavior is outlawed and considered criminal when people are offended that hold social, economic and political power, yet this view does not attribute capitalism & political motives in defining crime
What is the interactionist view
500
A serious offense that is punishable by a prison sentence or capital punishment that is also categorized as a mala in se act such as rape, murder, or burglary
What is a felony
500
Since more than half of all victims do not report their experiences, this ongoing victimization study conducted jointly by the Justice Department and the U. S. Census Bureau, gathers information from victims about their experiences with law violation.
What is the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
500
The suggestion that the traditionally lower crime rate for women can be explained by their second-class economic and social position, yet it is believed that the crime rates will converge as women's social roles have changed and become more like men
What is liberal feminist theory
500

The right to be reasonably protected from the accused, the right to be heard at any public proceeding, the right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay and the right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy a just a few of the elements of this

What is the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004

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