Name the Crime
Someone takes a bicycle from outside a store without permission.
Theft
A person intentionally kills someone without legal justification, with no facts establishing a special first-degree circumstance beyond the basic intentional killing.
First-degree murder, if the legal elements are proven
Someone receives a minor traffic ticket for speeding.
Usually a petty traffic offense, not a criminal misdemeanor or felony
What number do you call in the U.S. to report an emergency?
911
What do we call a person who commits a crime?
Offender
Someone intentionally damages graffiti onto a school wall without permission.
Criminal damage to property / vandalism
A person plans to kill someone and then deliberately carries out the killing.
Generally first-degree murder
Someone shoplifts inexpensive merchandise for the first time.
Could be a misdemeanor theft in Illinois, depending on the circumstances
What do police collect at a crime scene to help solve a case?
Evidence
What type of crime involves taking someone's property without permission?
Theft
Someone threatens another person with immediate physical harm, causing reasonable fear.
Assault
A person causes a death by recklessly performing a dangerous act, without the intent required for murder.
Potentially involuntary manslaughter, depending on the facts
Someone commits aggravated battery causing serious injury.
Generally a felony
What is a person called who sees a crime happen?
Witness
What is the term for illegal activity involving computers or the internet?
Cybercrime
Someone enters a house without authority intending to steal valuables.
Burglary (residential)
A person intentionally kills someone while believing, unreasonably, that deadly force is necessary for self-defense.
Potentially second-degree murder in Illinois, if the statutory requirements are met
Someone commits armed robbery using a firearm.
Felony
What is the term for questioning someone who may know information about a crime?
Interviewing or interrogation, depending on the circumstances
What type of crime involves deliberately tricking someone to get their money?
Fraud
Someone uses another person's credit card information without permission to make purchases.
Identity theft or fraud
A person causes a death while committing a dangerous act recklessly, and the circumstances meet the requirements for a more serious homicide charge.
involuntary manslaughter or reckless homicide
Someone commits a serious offense that is punishable by more than one year in prison.
Generally a felony under the relevant criminal law
What device can police use to check fingerprints at a crime scene?
Fingerprint scanner or fingerprint analysis equipment
What do we call a crime committed across national borders or involving multiple countries?
Transnational crime