Types of Crime
This type of crime involves taking another person’s property without permission.
What is theft?
A convicted person must pay a sum of money as a penalty.
What is a fine?
Public outrage led to new laws after this Stanford athlete received only six months in jail for sexual assault.
Who is Brock Turner?
This term refers to a crime that is more serious than a misdemeanor and usually results in over a year in prison.
What is a felony?
This document outlines the fundamental laws and rights of a country.
What is the Constitution?
This type of crime includes offenses such as fraud, embezzlement, and insider trading.
What is white-collar crime?
This form of punishment involves being confined to a jail or prison for a set period.
What is incarceration?
This woman was sentenced to life in prison for killing her trafficker as a minor.
Who is Sara Kruzan?
This principle ensures that laws are applied fairly and consistently.
What is due process?
The principle that one is innocent until proven guilty is known as this.
What is the presumption of innocence?
This violent crime occurs when one person unlawfully kills another with intent.
What is murder?
An alternative to prison, this allows offenders to serve their sentence while remaining in the community under supervision.
What is probation?
At 12 years old, this boy became the youngest person in U.S. history to receive a life sentence without parole for murder.
Who is Lionel Tate?
The formal accusation of a crime by a grand jury is called this.
What is an indictment?
The person who brings charges against a defendant in a criminal trial is called this.
Crimes that cause harm to society as a whole, such as drug trafficking and organized crime, are called this.
What are crimes against society?
This form of punishment involves execution by the state for serious crimes.
What is the death penalty?
This former football star was controversially acquitted of murder in 1995 in what was called the "Trial of the Century."
Who is OJ Simpson?
This defense argues that the defendant was unable to understand their actions due to a mental disorder.
What is the insanity defense?
A court case in which one person sues another for damages instead of criminal punishment is called this.
What is a civil case?
This type of crime is committed by a person of high social status in the course of their occupation.
What is corporate crime?
This rehabilitative approach seeks to repair harm caused by crime through mediation and restitution.
This young woman’s disappearance and murder by her fiancé sparked discussions on domestic violence and law enforcement response.
Who is Gabbie Petito?
This legal concept means "let the punishment fit the crime" and is often used in sentencing discussions.
What is proportionality?
The legal standard requiring proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" applies to this type of case.
What is a criminal case?