Victims
Crimes
Legal Issues
Victim Remedies
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100
These are considered to be secondary victims because of the emotional toll of dealing with injured victims
Who are First Responders
100
Embezzlement
What is white collar crime
100
Right to speedy trial
What is 6th Amendment
100
Police reject a person's claim that they were the victim of a crime
What is unfounding
100
Making an example of a convicted criminal to serve as a warning to would-be offenders
What is general deterrence
200
These people are more likely to be victimized then the general population
Who are criminals
200
Drug smuggling and gun trafficking
What is organized crime
200
Equal Protection Clause
What is 14th Amendment
200
Victims get strong pressure from family and friends not to report a crime
What is cultural intimidation
200
Victims who conspire or collaborate in a cover up to conceal a serious crime can be charged with this.
What is misprison of felony
300
Those who suffer emotionally or financially from a crime but are not immediately involved or physically injured.
Who are secondary victims
300
Hostages identify with their captors and develop anger towards law enforcement
What is the Stockholm Syndrome
300
Prohibits Excessive Bail
What is 8th Amendment
300
Agreements made between prosecutors and defendants to close a case
What is plea negotiation
300
A criminal who experiences unpleasant consequences of his actions and learns his lesson is said to have benefited from this.
What is specific deterrence
400
Approaching a subject from the standpoint of morality, ethics, philosophy, bias or emotions
What is subjectivity
400
Robbery
What is street crime
400
Filing a criminal indictment for an offense that is more serious than the evidence supports
What is overcharging
400
Restitution that is designed to make amends to society
What is community service
400
Intense psychotherapy or drug treatment
What is rehabilitation
500
Fair, open minded, even handed, dispassionate and unbiased evaluation of a situation
What is objectivity
500
The belief that law breakers must be strictly punished
What is just desserts
500
Charging a defendant with every applicable crime committed during a single criminal incident
What is bedsheeting
500
Police believe a victim's story but not to the extent that the victim is telling it
What is defounding
500
Making payment to the victims for their losses
What is restitution
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