Business Related Crime
Crimes committed online
What is computer crime?
Punishable offense against society
What is crime?
Assault, battery, hate crimes, kidnapping, and murder
What is a crime against a person?
Problems based on how the evidence was obtained or the way the accused is arrested
What is procedural defense?
Crime punishable by less than a year in county jail and/or a fine equal to or less than $1000
What is a misdemeanor?
The deliberate act of setting fire to property
What is arson?
Crime punishable by more than one year in jail and/or a fine of over $1000
What is a felony?
Theft, robbery, embezzlement
What are crimes against property?
Anything used to prove or disprove alleged facts in court
What is evidence?
Crime punishable by more than one year in jail and/or a fine of over $1000
What is a felony?
Theft of personal property
What is larceny?
Crime typically committed in a workplace
What is white collar crime?
Treason, perjury, and tax evasion
What are crimes against the government and administration of justice?
Those who possess superior knowledge in a subject in dispute
Who are expert witnesses?
Restricted status that allows the convicted criminal limited freedom
What is probation?
The practice of obtaining something through force, threats, or violence
What is extortion?
Written court ordering compelling a person to appear and testify in court
What is a subpoena?
Rioting, disorderly conduct, and illegal speeding
What are crimes against public peace and order?
When a unanimous decision of "guilty" or "not guilty" cannot be agreed upon in a jury
What is a hung jury?
When the person convicted is only issued a fine
What is an infraction?
Behavior intended to deceive others for personal gain
What are false pretenses?
Court proceeding in which formal charges are read
What is an arraignment?
Bigamy, obscenity, prostitution
What are crimes against decency?
The opposing side questioning a witness after their direct examination
What is the cross examination?
The money paid to a plaintiff for the injury caused
What are damages?