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Nonviolent crimes committed by business entities or individuals to gain a personal or business advantage
White collar crime
The assumption that crime is the result of frustration felt by individuals who cannot reach their financial and personal goals through legitimate means.
Strain theory
illegal acts carried out by illegal organizations engaged in the market for illegal goods or services, such as illicit drugs or firearms.
Organized crime
The act of taking property from another person without the use of force with the intent of keeping that property
Larceny / Theft
A possible explanation for an observed occurrence that can be tested by further investigation
Hypothesis
The unlawful killing of one human being by another
Murder
An explanation for a phenomenon based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning
Theory
UCR Part I offenses include ________ as well as completed crimes
Attempted
Social conflict theory focuses on _______ as a key component in explaining crime.
Power
This theory believes that criminals must be taught both the practical and emotional skills necessary to participate in illegal activity:
Learning theory
The study of crime is referred to as?
Criminology
Driving under the influence is a Part ______ offense?
II
What is the newest variation on crime?
High tech crime
An annual report compiled by the FBI to give an indication of criminal activity in the United States
Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
A method of gathering crime data that relies on participants to reveal and detail their own criminal or delinquent behavior
Self reported survey
The act of taking property from another person through force, threat of force, or intimidation (violent crime).
Robbery
the scientific study of mental processes and behavior
Psychology
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
behavior that has been labeled criminal because it is contrary to shared social values, customs, and norms.
Public order crime
illegal acts carried out by illegal organizations engaged in the market for illegal goods or services, such as illicit drugs or firearms.
Organized Crime
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
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
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
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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