What is a Crime?
This model argues that crimes are behaviors society agrees are harmful to shared values
What is the Consensus Model?
Threatening someone without touching them
What is assault?
This model prioritizes efficiency, speed, and punishment to protect society
What is the crime control model?
This all-encompassing model suggests that there are a variety of reasons why people commit crimes
What is the BioPsychoSocial model?
This term refers to the physical act of committing a crime
What is actus rea?
This model explain crime as laws created by groups with the most power in society?
What is the Conflict Model?
Unlawfully entering a building with intent to commit a crime inside
What is burglary?
This model emphasizes protecting individual rights and fairness
What is the due process model?
Crime is linked to trauma or personality disorders
What is the Psychological Theory?
Taking a suitcase at the airport by accident lacks this element
What is mens rea?
The ability for criminal justice officials to make decisions using judgement instead of strict rules is called
What is discretion?
Non-violent crimes for financial gain
What is White-Collar Crime?
This type of law deals with disputes between individuals
What is Civil Law?
Crime is influenced by genes and brain injuries
What is the Biological theory?
This FBI database tracks crime in the USA
What is the UCR?
This subsection of the Criminal Justice System refers to a structured process that strictly follows established laws
What is the Formal Criminal Justice System?
Public drunkenness and gambling are examples of this crime type
What are public order crimes?
This person is the one bringing the lawsuit in a civil trial
What is a plantiff?
Peer pressure and poverty are key factors in committing a crime
What is the Sociological theory?
This idea says that someone committed a crime because they were forced or threatened with serious harm
What is duress?
This refers to a system where officials are NOT willing to use limited resources to prosecute
What is the Informal Criminal Justice System?
These crimes are carried out by groups such as the Mafia and Cartels
What is organized crime?
This model explains why not all crimes are treated equally and resembles something you might eat
What is the Wedding Cake Model?
An MRI machine would be used to study this possible cause of crime
What are biological causes?
This refers to someone who was tricked into committing a crime by law enforcement
What is entrapment?