Types of Crimes 1
A guilty (prohibited) act.
Actus Reus
In criminal law, the least serious kind of criminal offense, such as a traffic or building-code violation.
Petty Offense
the illegal trading of a company's stock by people using confidential company information
Insider Trading
The action in which a police officer or a person acting under the law takes a person into custody.
Arrest
A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data
Virus
the intention or knowledge of wrongdoing
Mens Rea
Nonviolent crime committed by individuals or corporations to obtain a personal or business advantage.
White collar crimes
obtaining title to property of another by means of representation one knows to be materially false; made with intent to defraud
False pretenses
reasonable cause for issuing a search warrant or making an arrest; more than mere suspicion
Probable Cause
offense for which no mens rea is required
strict liability offense
A legal term that imposes responsibility for damages regardless of the existence of negligence. Also called strict liability.
Liability without fault
when someone voluntarily offers payment to get an illegal advantage
Bribery
The fraudulent making or altering of any writing in a way that changes the legal rights and liabilities of another.
Forgery
A list of rights that police in the United States must read to suspects in custody before questioning them
Miranda Rights
Legal responsibility placed on one person for the acts of another.
Vicarious Liability
a crime, typically one involving violence, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
Felony
Criminal offense of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats
theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.
embezzlement
A law enforcement or correctional administrative process officially recording an entry into detention after arrest and identifying the person, the place, the time, the reason for the arrest, and the arresting authority.
Booking
A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial
Bail
(n.) a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or misconduct
Misdemeanor
A deliberate deception intended to secure an unfair or unlawful gain
Fraud
A hacker whose intention is the exploitation of a target computer or network to create a serious impact, such as the crippling of a communications network or the sabotage of a business or organization, which may have an impact on millions of citizens if the terrorist's attack is successful.
Cyber Terrorist
The initial appearance of an arrested individual before a judge, who determines whether there was probable cause for the arrest. If the judge ascertains that probable cause did not exist, the individual is freed.
First Appearance
A formal charge by a grand jury
indictment