First Degree Murder

* Killing with deliberation and 

   premeditation,

* Involves malice and aforethought.

Serial Murder

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

Mass Murder

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

Robbery

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

Aggravated Assault

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

Spree Killing

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

Rape

* Nonconsensual intercourse performed by a male on a female.

Statutory Rape

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

Angel of Death Killing

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

Date Rape

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

Terrorism

* 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.

Environmental Terrorism

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

Kidnapping

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

Domestic Violence

* 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.

Elder Abuse

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

Hate Crimes

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

Cost of White Collar Crimes

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

Insider Trading

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

Martha Steward was Convicted of?

Why do women commit embezzlement?

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

How did Organized Crime start?

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

Embezzlement

* The taking of corporation money for personal use.

Corporate Crime

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

Financial Fraud

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

National Enviornmental Policy Act

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

Bribery

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

Product Dumping

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

Ethnic Succession

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

Where did the mafia migrate from?

Prohibition

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

What is the rank structure in the mafia?

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.

Hobbs Act

* 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.

RICCO Act

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

Harrison Act

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

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

1) Black children - 6.7%

2) White children - 0.9%

3) Hispanic Children - 2.4%