Types of Crimes
What is the term for a serious crime punishable by more than one year in prison?
What is a felony
What term describes the physical act of committing a crime?
What is actus reus?
What defense claims the defendant was somewhere else during the crime?
What is an alibi?
What is the unlawful touching of another person without consent?
What is battery?
What is the act of breaking into a building with intent to commit a crime?
What is burglary?
What type of crime is a minor offense punishable by less than one year in jail?
What is a misdemeanor?
What term refers to the guilty mind or criminal intent?
What is mens rea?
What defense is used when someone commits a crime under threat or force?
What is duress?
What crime involves the threat of physical harm?
What is assault?
What crime involves stealing goods from a store?
What is shoplifting?
What is the unlawful killing of a person without malice or premeditation?
What is manslaughter?
What must exist between the act and the harm caused for it to be a crime?
What is causation?
What defense argues the defendant was mentally incapable of understanding right from wrong?
What is insanity?
What crime involves unlawfully taking someone by force or fear?
What is kidnapping?
What is the willful destruction or damage to property?
What is vandalism?
What type of crime involves stealing or taking another’s property?
What is larceny or theft?
What do we call someone who helps plan or assist in a crime?
What is an accomplice?
What defense is used when someone commits a crime to protect themselves from harm?
What is self-defense?
What is the intentional killing of another human being?
What is murder?
What crime involves deceiving someone to get money or property?
What is fraud?
What is the willful and malicious burning of property?
What is arson?
What is it called when a person intends to commit a crime but fails to complete it?
What is an attempt?
What is it called when police persuade someone to commit a crime they otherwise wouldn’t have?
What is entrapment?
What crime involves repeated harassment or following another person?
What is stalking?
What crime involves taking property by force or threat of force?
What is robbery?