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Crime Test
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Social Studies
8th Grade
01/21/2013

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Term
mug
Definition
to hit someone or intend to rob
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try
Definition
to put someone on trial
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crime
Definition
an illegal or unlawful act
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serious crime
Definition
murder, rape, robbery, larceny, or assault
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crime rate
Definition
# of crimes committed for every 100.000 people
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convict
Definition
to find someone guilty of a crime
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sentence
Definition
to set a punishment
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criminologist
Definition
student of criminal behavior
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violent crime
Definition
crime in which someone is bodily harmed
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property crime
Definition
crime in which property is stolen or damaged
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revolving door system of justice
Definition
situation whereby criminals go to prison and are eventually released, then end up in prison
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