Crimes
The intentional act of causing of bodily harm or offensive contact with another person.
What is assault?
Someone who observes or has firsthand knowledge of an event and provides testimony or evidence in a legal proceeding.
What is a witness?
standard of proof needed in a civil trial
What is a preponderance of the evidence?
An act that violates a law
What is a crime?
Bill has no friends and is not close with his parents. He steals from them and his parents go bankrupt. What theory best explains this?
What is social control theory?
The use of force, threat, or intimidation to take someone else's property or belongings.
What is robbery?
A group of individuals selected to hear evidence and give a verdict in a trial.
What is a jury?
A legal document issued by a court authorizing law enforcement to search or seize
What is a warrant?
A less serious criminal offense typically punishable by fines, probation, or a short jail sentence.
What is a misdemeanor?
Bill is very close with his friends. They are all older than him. Because Bill does not have parents, he looks up to his friends like role models. They skip school all the time. Bill starts skipping too. What theory best explains this?
What is social learning theory?
a serious offense which carries more than a year in Corrections as a consequence
What is a felony?
who keeps all court records on a small typewriter or spoken into machine
What is stenographer?
when your behavior and your thoughts don't line up - you feel the ick
What is cognitive dissonance?
A more serious criminal offense, often resulting in a longer prison sentence than a misdemeanor.
What is a felony?
Bill is very unattractive. He is also socially awkward. He asks people out on dates and they always say no. Finally, out of desperation, Bill kidnaps someone to take them out to dinner on a date. What theory best explains this?
What is strain theory?
Stealing someone's money
What is fraud or larceny or a felony or white collar crime?
deal accepted for less time
What is a plea?
when you think someone is a good person because they are attractive
What is halo effect?
Karen Read does not have to testify in her own defense because of the __ amendment
What is the 5th?
Bill is constantly teased by his younger brothers. They call him "short," "scrawny" and "pip-squeak." Bill is hurt by these names and over time, starts to think of himself as a weak person who has no power. He steals growth hormone from a pharmacy to increase his height.
What is social reaction theory?
The deliberate act of setting fire to a property with the intent to cause damage or destruction.
What is arson?
A court proceeding where the accused person is formally charged with a crime and asked to enter a plea (guilty, not guilty, or no contest)
What is an arraignment?
you kill someone but didn't mean it (no mens rea) - the charge
What is manslaughter?
If Karen Read is sued by John O'Keefe's family, they are seeking
What is relief?
Bill steals from a bank. He does so because he hangs around with people that do major crimes. What theory best explains this?
What is social learning theory?