Crime in America 1.0
This law prohibits felons, minors, and illegal aliens from buying or possessing weapons:
EITHER THE BRADY ACT OR THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968...
The Gun Control Act of 1968
This is the most widely abused substance in the U.S. today:
alcohol
This is the most serious form of criminal homicide, which is killing that is done with malice:
murder
This is evidence that the defendant was somewhere else at the time the crime was committed:
alibi
This occurs when a person suspected of a crime is taken into custody:
arrest
________ profiling is defined as the inappropriate use of race as a factor in identifying potential criminals.
Racial profiling
A person who orders a crime but is not present at the scene of a crime is a(n):
accessory before the fact
This constitutional amendment protects against self-incrimination:
The 5th Amendment
The most common way for gangs to make money is through the sale of __________.
drugs
This is the act of restoring something to its owner; the act of making good for loss or damage:
restitution
A killing in which there is no intent to kill at all:
involuntary manslaughter
This legal defense is raised that because of a defendant's mental disease or defect they should not be held responsible for the crime committed:
insanity
The _______ Amendment sets out the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures:
Fourth
I___________ is questioning by police when an arrest is made.
Interrogation
This is an attempt or threat to carry out a physical attack upon another person:
assault
This is the release of a defendant before trial without having to pay bail:
personal recognizance
This country has the highest incarceration rate of any industrialized country:
The United States
A person that is a repeat offender of the same crime is known as a:
recidivist
__________ is any unlawful physical contact inflicted by one person upon another without consent.
Battery
This is when a crime is committed, but the person who commits the crime claims that they were persuaded to do so by a law enforcement officer:
entrapment
This kind of warrant is a court order that gives the police the power to search a person or enter a building to search for and seize items related to a crime:
search warrant
This amendment ensures that a person accused of a crime has the right to an attorney:
Sixth
(Oh dang, this second Street Law test might be harder than I initially thought it would be)
This is sexual assault by someone known to the victim:
acquaintance (date) rape
This is biological evidence (such as hair) that can connect an offender conclusively to a crime:
DNA evidence
People in this age range commit more violent crimes than any other age group:
15-24
The person who commits a crime is known as a:
principal
When a person repeatedly follows or harasses another person and makes threats:
stalking
_______ means someone committed a crime because someone directly forced them to do it.
Duress
Consent, plain view, and hot pursuit are examples of searches without a ___________.
warrant
This is the formal process of making a police record of the arrest:
booking
This means having a reasonable belief that a specific person has committed a crime:
probable cause
The legal defense of a person considered not yet legally responsible for his or her actions is called:
infancy
People who form groups closed to the general public for certain common business or nonprofit purposes that may include criminal activity is the definition of a:
gang
This means asking, urging, or advising someone else to commit a crime:
solicitation
This law set up background requirements for people that want to acquire guns:
The Brady Act
This is when someone is compelled to react to a situation that is unavoidable in order to protect life:
necessity
This kind of profile is used to provide a basis to stop and question a person or to help establish probable cause for arrest:
drug courier profile
An arrested person can usually be released after putting up an amount of money known as:
bail
This is a legal rule that generally prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against the defendant at trial:
the exclusionary rule
This is when a person helps someone avoid capture:
accessory after the fact