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CJ Behavior
Terms and Terminology
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 2
12/05/2011

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Term

First Degree Murder

Definition

* Killing with deliberation and 

   premeditation,

* Involves malice and aforethought.

Term

Serial Murder

Definition

* Criminal homicide that involves the killing of several victims in three or more seperate events.

Term

Mass Murder

Definition

* Killing of more than three individuals at a sibngle time.

Term

Robbery

Definition

* The taking or attempt to take items of value from a person by threat or force.

Term

Aggravated Assault

Definition

* Unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of causing sever or aggravated bodily injury, especially with use of a deadly weapon.

Term

Spree Killing

Definition

* A spree killer is someone who embarks on a murderous assault on two or more victims in a short time in multiple locations.

Term

Rape

Definition

* Nonconsensual intercourse performed by a male on a female.

Term

Statutory Rape

Definition

* Sexual intercourse by an adult with a minor who under the legal age of consent.

Term

Angel of Death Killing

Definition

* The killing by another without malice to end anothers suffering.

Term

Date Rape

Definition

* Type of rape that occurs when the victim and the offender know each other.

Term

Terrorism

Definition

* The unlawful use of violence or threat of violecne to cause fear in an attempt to alter a government's political, religious, or ideological position.

Term

Environmental Terrorism

Definition

* Various violent/destructive/disruptive means to protect the environment and to bring attention to evnironmental causes.

Term

Kidnapping

Definition

* Occures when a person unlawfully and nonconsensually transports a person away or holds a person for certain purposes against their will.

Term

Domestic Violence

Definition

* Violence within the family; involves a person(s) being victimized by someone whom they should be able to trust and upon whom they should be able to depend on.

Term

Elder Abuse

Definition

* Abuse of older people, generally over 65, carried out by those who have intrusted care for them.

Term

Hate Crimes

Definition

* Criminal offenses that are committed against person, property or society that is motivated b racial or other biases.

Term

Cost of White Collar Crimes

Definition

* White collar crimes cost far exceed all other crimes combined, because it is so difficult to detect.

Term

Insider Trading

Definition

* When a person uses "inside information" to secure a personal advantage over others in buying and selling stock.

Term

Martha Steward was Convicted of?

Definition
* Purgery
Term

Why do women commit embezzlement?

Definition

* Women gain more prominent professional positions, they have greater opportunity to commit dmbezzlement.

Term

How did Organized Crime start?

Definition

* Organized crime came from Italy from secret societies that flourished for hundreds of years.

Term

Embezzlement

Definition

* The taking of corporation money for personal use.

Term

Corporate Crime

Definition

* Crimes commited to further corporate goals rather than personal gain.

Term

Financial Fraud

Definition

* When corporate executives engage in fraud that serves/benefits the company, such as money laundering.

Term

National Enviornmental Policy Act

Definition

* Law passed that established a U.S. national policy promoting the enhancement of the environment and also established the EPA.

Term

Bribery

Definition

* Political officals accept payment, favors, etc., in return for favorable decisions or preferential treatment.

Term

Product Dumping

Definition

* When one country "dumps" hazardous products in another country that have been banned or not approved for sale in its own country.

Term

Ethnic Succession

Definition

* The continuing process whereby one immigrant or ethnic group succeeds another through assumption of a particular position in society.

Term

Where did the mafia migrate from?

Definition
* The mafia migrated from Sicily.
Term

Prohibition

Definition

* Is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol or alcoholic products.

Term

What is the rank structure in the mafia?

Definition

1) Boss - Maintains order, directs  

    the profit making activities.

2) Underboss - Collects info for the

    boss and acts as messenger.

3) Consigliere - Boss advisor.

4) Lieutenants - chiefs of OPS.

5) Soldiers - lowest member of the

    family, loan sharks/lottery/smu-

    ggling.

Term

Hobbs Act

Definition

* Act that made engaging in any type of criminal behavior that interferes with interstate commerce a federal crime.  Made the use of telephones, mail or highways to support criminal activitiy Illegal.

Term

RICCO Act

Definition

* Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act....Made it unlawful for any person to gain income or benefit from racketeering.

Term

Harrison Act

Definition

* Law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, and distribution of opiates.

Term

Break down the race with parents in prison for a drug conviction.

Definition

1) Black children - 6.7%

2) White children - 0.9%

3) Hispanic Children - 2.4%

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