Violent Crime
Which of the following is a violent crime: robbery or burglary?
Robbery
In the south, what we now know to be the police emerged from these
Slave patrols
Mens rea is Latin for
Criminal intent
This perspective argues that laws are not a consensus, but rather they reflect the ideologies of those in power, often to the detriment of those without it.
Conflict
Why doesn't the NCVS include murder?
You can't survey a dead person
Violent crimes are deemed as being "evil in and of themselves" or this is Latin
Mala en se
Aggressive
The Avengers would be protected under these laws
Good Samaritan
Name 2 examples of mala prohibita crimes
Gambling
Prostitution
Underage drikning
Drug laws
Traffic laws
J-walking
Violent crime is the most prevalent in which region of the United States
1st degree murder requires this, or the manifestation of a deliberate attempt to take someone's life
Malice aforethought
This form of patrolling believes that police must aggressively target quality of life crimes in order to prevent serious crime
Broken windows
To qualify for this defense, you commit a crime due to extreme circumstances, but you are the one who made the decision to do so
Necessity
This perspective of justice aims to protect the community by lowering crime rates, even if it means innocent people may be caught up in the CJS
Crime control
These are punishable by a year or more in prison
Felonies
Ted gets into a bar fight at Piccadilly's Public House, after landing a left hook that just so happened to hit his victim's temple, his victim dropped dead on the spot. What type of homicide would Ted be charged with?
Voluntary manslaughter
This type of intelligence is used to develop future response strategies and allocate resources
Strategic
Law enforcement officers are often granted this type of defense
Qualified immunity
This perspective of justice views crime as a direct result of social inequality
This is the primary reason for the increase in crime in the 1960's
Baby boomers
Common explanations for America's unusually high homicide rates are: firearm availability, violent national history, and this.
Economic inequality
This system is used by the police to electronically document when and where crime is occurring in an effort to predict potential hotspots. While sometimes helpful, it typically results in a self-fulfilling prophecy
CompStat
With this defense, it is impossible to have mens rea
Insanity
Rape is also known as this, due to it being the most underreported violent crime
Dark figure of crime
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