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Measuring and Explaining Crime

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    Criminal Justice In Action Chapter 2
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  • A threat or an attempt to do violence to another person that causes the other person to fear immediate physical harm
    Assault
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  • the act of breaking into or entering a structure (such as a home or office) without permission for the purpose of committing a crime.
    Burglary
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  • A term used to describe the actual amount of crime that takes place. A great number of crimes are never reported to the police.
    Dark figure of crime
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  • Crimes reported annually by the FBI in its Uniform Crime Report. These offenses include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson
    Part I offenses
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  • illegal acts carried out by illegal organizations engaged in the market for illegal goods or services, such as illicit drugs or firearms.
    Organized Crime
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  • behavior that has been labeled criminal because it is contrary to shared social values, customs, and norms.
    Public order crime
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  • A school of criminology that holds that wrongdoers act as if they weigh the possible benefits of criminal or delinquent activity against the expected costs of being apprehended
    Rational choice theory
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  • the scientific study of mental processes and behavior
    Psychology
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  • The act of taking property from another person through force, threat of force, or intimidation (violent crime).
    Robbery
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  • A method of gathering crime data that relies on participants to reveal and detail their own criminal or delinquent behavior
    Self reported survey
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  • An annual report compiled by the FBI to give an indication of criminal activity in the United States
    Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
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  • What is the newest variation on crime?
    High tech crime
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  • Driving under the influence is a Part ______ offense?
    II
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  • The study of crime is referred to as?
    Criminology
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  • This theory believes that criminals must be taught both the practical and emotional skills necessary to participate in illegal activity:
    Learning theory
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  • Social conflict theory focuses on _______ as a key component in explaining crime.
    Power
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